Original sentence: Indonesia, then firmly-rooted in the anti-Soviet camp in Southeast Asia, was alarmed by the left-leaning parties that looked set to win that election.Indonesian invaded the territory in 1975 and annexed East Timor the following year.It's subsequent 24-year occupation of East Timor caused great damage to Indonesia's diplomatic relations and to its International reputation
Edited sentence: "For Indonesian diplomats, East Timor (was) an unending source of acute embarrassment."Indonesia's annexation of East Timor can only be described as disastrous," author Adam Schwarz wrote 20 years later.Indonesia, then firmly-rooted in the anti-Soviet camp in Southeast Asia, was alarmed by the left-leaning parties that looked set to win that election and eager to expand its territory,  invaded the territory in 1975 and annexed East Timor the following year