US to
Sell Indonesia 8 Apache
Helicopters
September 21,
2012
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Comments
No string attached? Do you forgot what happened
in 1965?
In 60s TNI was the strongest in the southern
hemisphere courtesy of the Russian, they furnished it with
strategic bomber squadrons, advanced figter jets, long range naval
bombers squadrons, heavy naval cruiser and destroyers, submarine
squadron, advanced air defense batteries and mechanized the army,
all of which was advanced weaponry for its time with no string
attached and why entertain this meager counter offer?.
I hope there is no strings attached and this is a
counter offer to blunt Russian military hardware preferred by TNI
after being humiliated by Clinton during the F 16 affair and the
government should rely on domestic defense industries instead, only
idiots thinks this hardwares will be used against its people by
TNI, the Russian trust TNI with more of its advance weaponry than
the most anglophonic countries.
Thesplodge, Syria is led by a dictator, while
indonesia is democratic since 1998. For example, Indonesian govt
gives more freedom of speech to its people compared to neighbours
such as singapore and malaysia (where penalty for bad mouthing the
govt exists).
Even suharto in 1998 did not send troops against protesters
(only riot police, with rubber bullet and tear gas, still, some
protesters are killed).
Papuans is indonesian, there's no legal difference, they're the
same as javanese, batak, bugis, etc.. The problem is looming
corruption in that province. Our next president should do a lot
more to develop papua, then the OPM situation would dissapear by
itself.
@bluediamond
I would respectfully suggest you watch the news on Syria to see
how far a govt will go against its own citizens. And does Indonesia
think that Papuans are even Indonesian? I'm not too sure.
Washington. The United States said on Thursday
it will sell Indonesia eight AH-64/D Apache helicopters to
strengthen security ties with the largest country in Southeast Asia
and the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking during a meeting with
Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa in Washington, said
Congress had been notified of the intent to sell the
aircraft.
“This agreement will strengthen our comprehensive partnership and
help enhance security across the region,” Clinton said.
President Barack Obama’s administration has sought to buttress
defense ties with Indonesia as it refocuses its attention toward
the Asia-Pacific following long years of war in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
The United States has stepped up military cooperation with
traditional allies such as the Philippines and Australia, and
joined regional efforts to press China to accept a multilateral
framework for solving flaring territorial disputes in the South
China Sea.
Clinton did not reveal an estimated cost for the Apache deal, which
Indonesian media have reported has been in the works for months.
The attack helicopters, used by militaries around the world, are
made by Boeing.
The United States last year announced it was giving Indonesia two
dozen second-hand F-16 fighter planes, with Jakarta covering the
estimated $750 million needed to refurbish the late-model fighters
and overhaul their engines.
US officials say the delivery of US hardware will improve
cooperation and information-sharing between the US and Indonesian
militaries as they face common security threats.
The announcement of the helicopter sale came as Clinton and
Natalegawa wound up the third regular US-Indonesia joint commission
meeting, with both saying that ties between the two countries had
grown stronger.
Clinton, who visited Indonesia this month as part of an
Asia-Pacific tour, said trade topped $26 billion last year and that
the United States would invest $600 million over the next five
years in Indonesian clean energy development, child health and
nutrition programs and government transparency initiatives under
its Millennium Challenge aid program.
Indonesia has been among the nations hit by violent anti-American
protests over the past week to protest against a US-made video seen
as critical of Islam.
Clinton said that the United States had decided to temporarily
close its diplomatic facilities in the country on Friday in case
further protests erupt. But she praised Jakarta for its response to
the crisis.
“We are very grateful for not only the cooperation and the
protection that has been provided to our facilities, but also for
the strong statements condemning violence,” Clinton said.
Reuters