Reply #39: As regards Suharto he was brutal. The difference between Carter [View All]

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and any of his predecessors in that ordeal was that he continued to work to make good on that error long after his presidency and through to the elections there. If one relates to the past as an unforgivable act framed in a moment in time, yes Carter erred. If one relates to the past as also the future actions that came out of it such as Carter's commitment to see it through the free and fair elections in Indonesia...then it doesn't appear to be simply lip service.