Turbulent waters of Ambalat again. Malaysian warships repeatedly through the sea area of 15,235 blocks of square miles in East Kalimantan. In the military records, since January 2009, at least ten times Malaysia Indonesia through the region. The last one occurred on Saturday (30 / 5) ago.

Malaysian warships maneuvering in the final weeks of this, of course, want to try the patience of Indonesia. It is not possible ship class FPB-45 acts only as bait to regional conflicts arise, and certainly the International Court will intervene later.

Not only this time it behaved neighbor country. Almost every year with the Malaysian armed forces deliberately exposing kepongahannya in Ambalat. Army certainly did not sit on my hands. TNI AL routinely threw seven armed ships to patrol the waters between Sulawesi and Borneo that. Army Air Force did not lose siaga.Dua unit reconnaissance aircraft and one Boeing 737-200 Sukhoi 27/30 units on alert in Makassar.

Why Malaysia Indonesia tempted to try the patience? First, the victory over disputes Malaysia Sipadan and Ligitan in the International Court in 2002 had doubled its expansion desires to annex the outer islands, it is a boomerang because there was no plan to build a clear border area by the local government. Moreover infrastrukturPamer Ambalat power in Malaysia should also be read as part of the expansion of lust. Just waiting for just the right time to annex Ambalat country. Although the decision was only 2; the tip of the barrel and the International Court of Justice on the table. Second, Malaysia through intelligence information already know the exact force Indonesian war machine.

That's why, with very attractive, war ships and aircraft maneuvering Malaysia under the noses of the war machine of Indonesia's lack of power. Malaysia in the Ambalat behavior was already touched joints sovereignty. Therefore, must be resisted. But back again to the courage of this state officials gave the order field, at least the psychological warfare of the executive not only at the end of the radio communications mere mouthpiece.

Countries that want a peaceful country that is ready to war. However, the creed that we have only knitted on the beautiful dream. Through Strength Development Program (Probangkuat) honestly acknowledged, there is the political will to build a strong army. But this does not prove at all that will, as shown in his small budget. Back underlined small military budget in Indonesia, even in the regional Asia, only the dogma of laughing material dimeja neighboring country's military top brass.

In Budget 2008, the defense budget is only Rp36 trillion. In fact, for 2009, defense spending declined to only Rp.33, 6 trillion. Very much when compared with the proposed military budget, which is Rp.127 trillion. Next year (2010) budget was still far from the expected minimum requirements, ie only Rp.40 trilyun.Itu means, the budget for the Army for less than 1% of gross domestic product (GDP). The numbers are very, very little to create armed forces despite minimal. To reach the main power budget required 5% of GDP. Sad if the budget compared with Singapore or even the Vietnam though.

More tragically, the military budget is less than 1% of GDP is more absorbed for personnel expenditure and the welfare of soldiers. The main tool weapon system itself only enjoy the rest of the posts that budget.

The limited budget makes this country to build military professionalism only with the spirit through the cue marching, not with war exercises. Let alone buy new weapons systems, maintaining existing armaments alone carrying it stumbled.

Responsibility for the weaknesses of weapons systems that must be placed on the shoulders of the government and Parliament have the constitutional right to divide the budget pie.
Now, we as a people, want to hear the campaign promises of the future leaders of this nation.

Are the presidential candidates and vice presidential candidates have a concrete program to build a strong military? A strong military, of course, is not the same meaning with the militarism which we have gusur through reform. Hopefully they have a great sense of nationalism as we are here.