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The generals: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (right) , who is also a retired lieutenant general, goes to shake hands with Lt
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span class="caption" style="width: 509px;">The generals: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (right) , who is also a retired lieutenant general, goes to shake hands with Lt. Gen. (ret.) Prabowo Subianto (second left) when the President met with him at Presidential’s office on March 11. With his guest, who is among the presidential hopefuls, Yudhoyono reportedly talked about the 2014 presidential election. (Courtesy of the Presidential Office/Abror Rizki)
Your comments on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s meetings with a number of retired generals, including presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto, with whom the President is believed to have discussed the presidential succession next year:
These meetings have very much to do with all of us; either positively or otherwise!
We would like the meetings to be about something concretely positive for the people; for which we have waited too long.
These generals know so well that we miss the long abandoned four basic activities (PPPK) to activate national dynamic economic activities.
The first P would be (pendidikan) education; the second P is (pertanian) farming; the third P is (pariwisata) tourism; and the fourth K is (kesehatan) health.
We have shamefully abandoned if not neglected the PPPK with the result that the people become ever poorer by the day.
Generals, people are suffering greatly and this should not be unnecessarily prolonged; for it could easily lead to national disintegration.
The situation is indeed that precarious. Wake up!
M. Adikoesoemo
Jakarta
President Yudhoyono lately experienced a lot of problems with his Democratic Party, a party which in my view is losing its credibility and therefore its chances in the next general election.
To boost his confidence SBY held meetings with some retired generals, who were his comrades in arms, also with some religious leaders and last but not least with prominent chief editors.
As the saying goes: A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Soebagjo Soetadji
Jakarta
In my opinion, the President would like to get support from a number of retired generals in order that he will be successful in nominating his preference for the presidential candidate.
I guess he has a candidate — maybe one of his relatives or his man in his organization — for the next election. I hope everything will be better for our country, no matter who is our next president.
Fitri Nurjanah
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