AMBALAT, THE NATION’S DIGNITY AND STRUGGLE

Children games “go back to door" or more popular called " gobaksodor" that is being carried out by ships of war Malaysian navy when repeatedly entering the border area around the Indonesian islands Ambalat. Aim is to provoke Indonesia war ship to maintain Ambalat, the island's rich potential of oil. Unfortunately in the field such as the fact that made many print and electronic media show, with the only supported the war ships have started weak, courage of Indonesian navy can not afford to do a lot of games against Malaysia that nuances harassment of the nation's dignity.

The age of war ships and combat equipment that is old has made Indonesian navy less successful game against Malaysia in the sea around Ambalat island. The phenomenon is a portrait issues the low budget allocation for the Department of Defense faced from time to time. In 2000, the government allocated a budget of Rp 10. 5 trillion, which increased slowly until a year back on the amount of Rp 36.4 trillion. In the year 2009 now, the government back down defense budget to around Rp 35.0 trillion. Indonesia Department of Defense budget will be small when the Indonesian government issued a policy for cutting the budget of each department budget around 3.9 percent of public service, so that the corrected defense budget to Rp 33.635 trillion.

The low budget allocations for defense is also recognized in the President SBY notice when directly reviewing the flat housing of presidential security troops (Paspanpres) in the Village Cinangka Bojong, Bogor, West Java, which was also attended by Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono, Minister of Communication and Information M. Noah, Jenderal TNI Djoko Santoso and Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi, Monday (25 / 5): "if the ideal approach to the defense budget is far from adequate." The President also stated with the development growth of the economy, the defense budget should be increased. The increase in budget for the modernization of weapons systems, including operating and maintenance costs, and welfare of soldiers. If the budget increase, expected to be close with the minimun essential fund to pay for the minimum essential forces. But now defense fund of Rp 33.635 trillion, expected to be used as well as possible for operational costs, education and training, maintenance, cost and Welfare survive procurement costs or moderenisation of means equipment defense system (alutsista).

This means that issues around Minimun essential fund to pay for the minimum essential forces will still be held up to the national membaiknya situation perkonomian. As Ministry of Defence mentioned, with budget allocation of maintenance and treatment tool main military weapon system only under ten percent that ideally is 20 to 25 percent, the ability to maintain the span of each country will be very low, especially considering the equipment if the military weaponry that has been most the age of 20 years. The condition of real ability for the defense budget of Indonesia should be important considerations in determining the attitude on the crisis with the boundaries of Malaysia in the Ambalat island sea region, especially for a lot of you that our compatriot Indonesia are very passionate and can not wait to do the physical resistance.

Football Malaysia lunge for the islands of Sipadan and Ligitan Indonesia, gain together management rights over the dispute area with Thailand, close eye on logging along the border Indonesia - Malaysia in Kalimantan by Malaysian citizens, close eye on the out illegal logging of timber after signing the agreement termination of illegal timber trade and the other negative actions, all more than enough to illustrate how the neighbor country government desires to reach via the justification of sin with all the way up. With its machiaveli knowledge that, behind the action provocation Malaysian navy who repeatedly enter the boundaries of Indonesia, there are certain scenarios that have been prepared by the neighbor country to repeat success with the Sipadan and Ligitan islands. Ambalat is new targets which make very interested because of the oil potential.

That in the case of islands Ambalat stronger position because Indonesia has more active activities to do first since 1980 is a true fact, however can not make the Indonesian government over confidence. To consider Malaysian government strategy with all the deception that can swallow islands Sipadan and Ligitan and get the together management right over the dispute arae with Thailand, is a signal that in this Ambalat matter, the Indonesian government must be serious and should not be remiss. Although in substance Malaysia is nothing to lose, but to consider the size of the opportunity that will be victorious if, it can be ascertained Malaysia would never budge in the negotiations table as such. The grand scenario prepared by Malaysia to win the Ambalat dispute is likely to:

1. Conducting provocation in the field with two target, fist to attract attention and build international opinion that Ambalat islands is dispute area between Malaysia and Indonesia and second to disrupt the concentration of the Indonesian government's focus on peaceful settlement of disputes through negotiations.
2. Simulate a settlement through negotiation table with the target to build international opinion that Malaysia is a cooperative, courteous and polite country.
3. Strive to use the map boundaries are made unilaterally by Malaysia in 1979 as a basis for the settlement of boundary negotiations with the target lead to the dead lock negotiation, so that the settlement of ownership disputes Ambalat Blocks completed through the law to the International Court
4. Using the strength of a lobby to influence the decision making process International Court to meet the Malaysia desire to win, even have to re-use the "funny-funny" basic consideration of the decision, as well as the International Court had done when deciding the case of disputes Ligitan and Sipadan islands.

With the grand scenario predicted that Malaysia is prepared, even though Indonesia has a strong position but now have to start preparing ourselves with :

1. The carefully explore and find alternative candidates local and foreign lawyers are eligible to use and experienced in international courts.
2. Forward and increase the intensity of care boundaries state in the Ambalat sea region with the addition of the fleet and troops.
3. Building on the strength of international lobby which is better and more intensive

If Indonesia get a victory in the International Court, it is as expected and all the Indonesian people should say thank you on the greatness of God with the word Alhamdulillah (for the Muslims). Conversely, if Indonesia have to lose for the second time, that the Indonesian people should accept and stay silent ? For the case of loss of Sipadan and Ligitan islands what can make the government of Indonesia has received for good relations with neighboring countries, but for cases Ambalat it is up to the limit of tolerance in relations between the neighbors. The Government of Indonesia should dare to say No ..!!. even to the International Court decision. Did we also dare to refuse assistance IGGI, when too much IGGI set plans for the use of aid provided ? Did we also dare to say “ IMF please go to hell ... !! when the IMF is too much pressure on Indonesia to do with the economic recovery recipe that is not effective?

If the path does not reach an agreement negotiations or dead lock and the law at the International Court is not successful, then to maintain the sovereignty of the nation, in order to maintain the dignity of the nation and giving effect to the neighbor country that has been doing a lot of cheating and even harassment, so all Indonesian citizens expect the government Indonesia to use the final decision. War physical

That the modernity of the equipment and weaponry Indonesia may have to be a little less, but with the benefits of a significant amount, Indonesia will lose ?? Need to be evidenced in the field. Is Indonesia defeated Malaysia or Indonesia who beat the Malaysia.??

Defeat Malaysia.....

Victory Ambalat ......

Victory Indonesia.....

Congratulations struggle ...!!!

WONGSAMIN