DECADES of serving in the military have not made Lt. Gen. (ret) Mochamad Ma’ruf feel apprehensive about going back to practical politics. His career in the various commands has made him an officer who listens, more than most military men. But because of this trait, he was once considered to have failed in eradicating the Indonesian Democratic Party, which resulted in his ouster as Political Chief of Staff of ABRI (Indonesian Armed Forces) i