Later, officials including former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger and former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating conceded that criticism of Hanke's proposal did not stem from opposition to the economics of Hanke's proposal, but rather out of concern that a stable rupiah would thwart U.S.-led efforts to oust Suharto. As Nobel Laureate Merton Miller recalled in 1999, the objection to Hanke's proposal was "…not that it wouldn't work but that it would, and if it worked, they would be stuck with Suharto."