| Secondly Soekarno was not affliated with the communists. He chose to remain neutral and not take sides in the cold war. He would not subject his country to one system or another he saw the correct path for that young nation was one taking the best from both systems. He was not supported by the US. In fact the Eisenhower administration actively worked to end his rule by supporting Suharto and planting the lies about communists in Indonesia leading to the disappearances of over 1,000,000 Indonesian citizens from a list supplied to Suharto by the CIA of "suspected communists".
__________________ "The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck |