... which had it been around in the 1970s, would have necessitated a defence of East Timor against Indonesia's attempted annexation.
That certainly may have been an ultimate conclusion. Due to our regional power Australia could have, and should have, been a very strong advocate for East Timorese self-determination - especially given a moral debt that many felt we owed to that country.
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Date: 2012-05-21 11:40 pm (UTC)That certainly may have been an ultimate conclusion. Due to our regional power Australia could have, and should have, been a very strong advocate for East Timorese self-determination - especially given a moral debt that many felt we owed to that country.