Dear Roland,

The US has offered Indonesia $157 million aid for state-owned (muslim controled) schools, and for the Fundamentalist Muslim boarding schools. Along with the basic ignorance of much of the dynamics of SE Asia, this US action is to the complete neglect of the millions of Christians and their schools who will be further disadvataged. Take the official government statisics of Christians in Indonesia and just about double it. That will give you the real numbers. OK, lets have the US and Australia boost Education in Indonesia, but what about the Christians too! Finally, the anti-american leaders in Indonesia will end up hating the US even more for the arrogance of thinking thier beliefs can be bought. Soon Australia will be putting aid money into the pot. Do our leaders know the implications?