Haze: Indonesia won't apologize

I saw this already yesterday and brushed it off. I only want them to put out the fires and afterward don't repeat this foolishness. I also want our government to invest in increasing our leverage against them by any and all means including learning from Mossad for the days ahead which might be needed. This is just the strategy of finely focusing the SAF for its deterrence value. Who knows we might really need that. Good to make some non state actors worry a little bit. This government must get ahead of the curve. The nature of conflict has changed as battles become completely unconventional. The writing is not just on the wall. It has hardened into the stone. I forget this government is no longer that farseeing. They trust systems like scenario planning which is sexy but useless. Gives you a false sense of knowledge.

Do the Indonesians not understand that they look the worst coming out of this? Unless this make Singapore weaker what's the point to you? We are going to come back stronger.

When the dust have settled the two biggest losers out of this would be Indonesia and the [redacted]. I hope the Indonesians lose so badly that the clear and obvious way to repair themselves is to publicly punish the business people behind the fires.

I decided to post this in case I forget because I forgive too easily. It is not here to nurse a grudge in which case I will always remember but to learn the lessons.

As for Ah-gong (i.e., stupid in teochew) WhyUdonno that is to me an unforgettable name. Let's just say this a private citizen privilege our leaders might wish but cannot publicly indulge.

President SBY, Indonesia has no class. You might as well take her out of the G20 to save her more embarrassment, grow up to be an adult before rejoining the G30. Might be better to just fire your foreign minister and get another one that is willing to apologize. Of course you wouldn't do it. Just saying, also shiok.

A non-negotiable tenet of our foreign policy is to insist on being treated as equals. Our survival depends on it. The day we can no longer do that is the beginning of the end for us. Now go ahead and guess what's in the letter PM Lee wrote to SBY. Indonesia will never make it public. Don't underestimate your PM but I wish he could quickly figure out how to communicate much much better. I criticize him severely too often but guess where I stand when we are attacked.


Update: 10:55am

Most times I disagree with Byran Ti but not today.

Our FM just taught Marty Natalegawa what is the right thing to say. Of course that poor Marty couldn't. That's why in an earlier post I said WhyUdonno and his colleagues will make Marty job very very difficult.

and this is what well behaved children do when there is only one hose. Know who the big boy is and don't fight him. Wait for your turn! We are small and must carry a big stick. Seems this is the only thing they understand until we could deal with a wise Javanese King again....but I sympathize the with SBY the constraints Indo Pres must now work with.

This picture op show what dinosaurs the Indonesian leaders are. Sigh! If only we could always be able to make them look good to get what we need. Silly ego inflation.

David Low commented about revenge a while ago. Well for me, this is as far as it should go. Putting people in their place.

Update: 5:00pm

I just took out WP from the post. It's a smart thing to do. I hope someone can tell me why :-) I am kidding. I am blogging for myself.