There is nothing new in its massive hostility toward Israel and its effusive solicitousness toward the likes of Syria and Hamas.

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Such solicitousness would have been widely welcomed a decade ago in then-authoritarian Indonesia, but today some admirers of the former general, both at home and in the region, wish he'd be more decisive.

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We were greeted warmly in each town, with a certain ceremony and solicitousness that I found charming, and every night the audience gave us a standing ovation that made all our efforts seem worthwhile.

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