looking at the current impasse between singapore and malaysia...
anyone else have a similar sense of frustration??
i mean.... hell.... we try to reason with them... but they are unreasonable...
We try to come to a compromise with them... but they want us to simply hand over everything they want....
We tell them the importance of bilateral treaty and the importance to be responsible for the sake of both nations... but they try to act like monkeys...
On the one hand.... we try to go by the diplomatic and legal way of resolving the problem... amicably...
While at the same time... we dont want to resolved our problems through force of arms... but then... they are not giving us much options left...
They continue to intrude into PB and has become more and more unreasonable by the days...
I fear... that the problem between the 2 nations might have reach a point where war is fast becoming a reality...
Singapore is probably still holding onto our sanity as we wait for malaysia's move on water and PB issue...
BUT... if malaysia should decide on the last minute not to sign the mutual special agreedment to bring PB to the ICJ and/or starts to take unilateral position on the issue of water...
I fear... war preparations would begin in earnest...

HOwever... i believe that there is one more avenue that singapore can resolve the current impasse... we should bring our mutual conflict to the UN or the ASEAN meet...
we could expose the lies of malaysia to the whole region if not throughout the world using mass media, diplomatic channel and force them to abide by the international norms of diplomacy...
even if malaysia refuse to bring the matter to the regional grouping or the UN... singapore must at least present its side of the story... inform our friends and neighbours what has happened.... then perhaps seek their assistance to force malaysia through diplomatic, economic or even millitary pressure... ( a few hundred thoudsand soldier from TNI and Thai army place around malaysian border would work wonders...

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OR.. in the event that diplomatic pressure failed... we should gathered around us... our friends, allies and neighbours to support us in times of grave conflict...