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So what do you suggest we do about it?
by Filligree 11y ago
So what do you suggest we do about it?
- princeb 11y agosome of the other countries in the region should simply move their defensive forces over and annex the island of Sumatra. the Indonesian government has simply run out of resources and that island is completely without any semblance of organization. I have doubts that the Jakarta administration will even notice if the island is no longer under their ownership, but even if they do I do not believe that they will do much more than voice a very angry opinion.
- ptaipale 11y agoYou need a bit more than "defensive" forces for this.
- theworstshill 11y agoThe Japanese and the Dutch already tried, guess 3rd time's the charm?
- jerf 11y agoSo, basically, the "right people" need to colonize Indonesia?
- XorNot 11y agoIt is a decent point that something short of military action would be advisable, because if this goes on long enough then eventually it's going to look like a pretty attractive option.
- jonknee 11y agoSlap huge tariffs on their palm oil to make burning the land unprofitable. Other more general sanctions would be possible as well.