Comments: Go for your legacy, Mr. President

Oct. 8, p. 2

More advice or suggestions are the last things President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono needs now, as he ponders reshuffling his Cabinet. He must have received more suggestions than he needed since publicly disclosing his intention to make changes in the lineup of his government by Oct. 20, when he would enter the third year of his current second term in office.

Like many others who are concerned or have vested interests in the future of Indonesia, I have my personal thoughts about what the Cabinet should look like, whom to keep in and whom to leave out in this upcoming reshuffle. But my opinion is just one of millions, so I will not bore you with them. (By Endy M. Bayuni, Washington)

Your comments:

Our President needs more than good advice to finish his memoirs and justify himself. SBY is not a politician or a diplomat.

In his desire to cover those shortcomings up, he made a lot of compromises with other parties without protecting his position.

Ketok
Karawang, West Java

A good president ensures the safety of religious minorities. People who defy court orders that allow churches to be built and communities who murder Ahmadis should be dealt with severely.

Rain
Makassar