The US has begun their exercise named Cobra Gold in Thailand near the site of actual bullet-launchings between Thai and Cambodian forces along their common border;<\/p>\n
The U.S. Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1stMarine Aircraft Wing, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, is deployed in Korat, about 180 miles west of the clashes.<\/p>\n
U.S. boots are on the ground in this Buddhist, Southeast Asian ally, while a shooting feud between Thailand and Cambodia has killed at least seven people and wounded dozens more.<\/p>\n
During the past four days, Thailand and Cambodia attacked each other\u2019s jungle-based positions with artillery, mortars, rocket-fired grenades and other weapons, pausing on occasion before shooting again.<\/p>\n
They fought for at least one hour Monday after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said, \u201cWe need the United Nations to send forces here and create a buffer zone to guarantee that there is no more fighting.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The border dispute seems to be about a sliver of land between the nations dominated by a high cliff upon which is perched a temple, a strategic position for Thai troops.<\/p>\n
Also complicating the exercise are threats against US forces made by Red Shirts, pro-democracy, anti-government protesters who have threatened to disrupt the exercise to protest US presence in Thailand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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