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U.S. Military Involvement In Indonesia Term Paper

The United States Military has a social obligation to protect its interests in the region from terrorist activities, such as the ones used to fund Indonesian defenses. Through expanding its role in Indonesia, the United States can provide an alternative way for the country to defend itself from internal and external threats. Despite Indonesia's desire to be fully self sufficient, the country lacks the tools and man power to fully provide for its solders. The country is unable to produce the amount of weapons and materials needed for its guerilla style tactics in defense against its communist neighbors. The military also has expressed that when the country is invaded, it expects everyday citizens to engage in guerilla style warfare as part of its defense. This lack of materials and certified manpower proves a dangerous aspect to the United States opposition to Communist regimes in the area. Relying on ill-equip civilians for defense will only strengthen Communist regimes such...

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To protect its own interests, the United States has an obligation to help defend the Republic of Indonesia from Communist threats, which would otherwise obliterate the ill-equip country. Without proper aid from foreign powers such as the United States, Indonesia might be the modern day piece to the Kennedy era Domino effect in Southeast Asia.
The style of defense and how that defense is funded is illegal in the eyes of the United States. In order to protect its own interests in the area, as well as the human rights of the citizens of Indonesia, the United States must act to quell the corrupt and unprepared Indonesian Government.

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GlobalSecurity.org. "Military: ABRI Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia."

Found on November 3, 2007 at http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/indonesia/abri.htm

Kingsbury, Damien. Power Politics and the Indonesian Military. 2003.

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GlobalSecurity.org. "Military: ABRI Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia."

Found on November 3, 2007 at http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/indonesia/abri.htm

Kingsbury, Damien. Power Politics and the Indonesian Military. 2003.
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