Indonesia may tear down Obama statue

Indonesian authorities are considering a petition to tear down a statue of Barack Obama as a boy. The bronze statue has only been standing for one month. It was unveiled in Jakarta in December, 2009.


Critics say the site should have been used to honor an Indonesian and 55,000 people have joined a page on social networking website Facebook calling for the statue to be removed.

Members of the "Take Down the Barack Obama Statue in Menteng Park" group on Facebook say Obama has done nothing for Indonesia.

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