Indonesia arms itself to the tune of $1 billion

Sep 7, 2007 at 1:18 AM
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Russia and Indonesia have signed a $1 billion arms’ deal. Sir Robert Muldoon’s warnings about an Indonesian invasion in 2020 don’t seem too far-fetched now, do they?

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A major concern is the economic power of Red China and its ability to blackmail the west, especially the USA, to assert its will in foreign affairs. Will Red China swallow Republic of China on Taiwan without as much as a protest from the United States?

Red China doesn’t even need to use weapons. The mere announcement of a threat, and the Republic’s stock market will collapse.
As you know, the Reds assert their influence quite happily on to our Labour government here. Naturally, it may well wish to do the same if y’all vote a Democrat into the White House since it is the PRC’s favoured party.

Zak Klemmer replied to Jack Yan’s comment:
Sep 8, 2007
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I thought that they were in the same party! ;)

It's ironic that the Russians are going to sell Jakarta some of the killer Kilo-class subs. And in Oz, we've just inked a deal to sell Moscow our uranium.

It is a sick cycle of death we perpetuate.

I don't think it's likely that Indonesia will show signs of territorial aggression... they can't bloody afford it. But they are worth a closer watch because of the internal troubles they face. Indonesia is never far from Balkanising.

Ninja, I had to reflect briefly on the term Balkanizing and how recently that entered our language. In the immediate to medium term, I believe you are right. If it does go tits-up that way, I would worry about the aftermath and if aggression might be a way to unite certain segments of the population.
All the major governments are big arms’ dealers—Lord of War was not far from the truth. It looks like Australia wants in, sadly.

Indonesia arms itself to the tune of $1 billion

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