Three types of presidents

Three types of presidents

From Rakyat Merdeka

I almost could not believe my ears when I heard that President
Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said that if he stepped down, Madura,
Aceh and Irian Jaya would secede from the Unitary State of the
Republic of Indonesia. It was really exasperating to hear this.

Secondly, I also believe that Gus Dur's visit to Kalimantan
was overdue. Why did he go abroad when the conflict showed signs
of worsening? Couldn't he have postponed his foreign trip and
taken care of his own people?

A friend of mine may have been correct when he said that we
have had three types of presidents: Sukarno practiced democracy,
Soeharto committed corruption and Gus Dur is fond of making
foreign trips.

RIVANTORO SAYOGO

Jakarta