Throughout human history, it seems humans have always been at war with each other. Some of them were fought for all the wrong reasons and some were fought for all the right reasons. However, in all of those wars there is a line that can never be gone back from. A line that should never be crossed. The worst crime of war imaginable. Genocide. There only been a few cases of genocide recorded, the most famous being The Holocaust, or the massacre of millions of Jews by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime. That genocide is well known and well documented. However, there is one that is not as well documented and nearly as well known. The 1994 Rwandan genocide where 800,000 to 1 million people were slaughtered in cold blood (“Special Report: The Hutu
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When they began to throw grenades into the terrified throng, 8-year-old Marlene Maniraho scurried for her life, meeting a young mother and her child as they fled into nearby undergrowth. Both had lost limbs, but the militia soon caught up with them. Marlene was forced to watch as her beloved brother was hacked to death with machetes. The young mother and child later shared the same fate” (Wallis). Over the course of 3 months, Hutu militants mercilessly slaughtered 800,000 to 1 million Tutsi’s in Rwanda and neighboring countries. The seeds of violence have grown into flowers that have bloomed fully (“Special Report: The Hutu and the Tutsi: A Conflict Beyond Borders”).
During the whole massacre, there was one major editorial in the New York Times and in the Washington Post. These editorials lamented the terrible carnage and yet there was no suggestion whatsoever that the U.S should intervene or do anything to prevent the carnage (“Analysis- America’s Response to the Genocide Ghosts …show more content…
As the government saw it, nothing would be politically gained from helping these people and there would only be risks and costs afterwards. At least that is what the people were told. But when it is really thought about, there were no risks in helping these people. Now it is true that there would be monetary costs, however there would be no cost to normal citizens (“Analysis- America’s Response To The Genocide Ghosts of…”).
The US isn't the only country in the world at fault here. The only country that got involved in this massacre was France. However, France sent help and supplies to the perpetrators of this awful crime. This is unacceptable and unbelievable that France helped those willing to murder in cold blood. Today there is almost no remembrance anywhere around the world except for in the country itself (Wallis).
After the genocide, the culprits fled to Europe and North America to start new lives. They lead good lives and manage to get work as teachers and professors or doctors of all kinds and even priests. They have dreams of making comebacks in Rwanda, and they are happy
When they began to throw grenades into the terrified throng, 8-year-old Marlene Maniraho scurried for her life, meeting a young mother and her child as they fled into nearby undergrowth. Both had lost limbs, but the militia soon caught up with them. Marlene was forced to watch as her beloved brother was hacked to death with machetes. The young mother and child later shared the same fate” (Wallis). Over the course of 3 months, Hutu militants mercilessly slaughtered 800,000 to 1 million Tutsi’s in Rwanda and neighboring countries. The seeds of violence have grown into flowers that have bloomed fully (“Special Report: The Hutu and the Tutsi: A Conflict Beyond Borders”).
During the whole massacre, there was one major editorial in the New York Times and in the Washington Post. These editorials lamented the terrible carnage and yet there was no suggestion whatsoever that the U.S should intervene or do anything to prevent the carnage (“Analysis- America’s Response to the Genocide Ghosts …show more content…
As the government saw it, nothing would be politically gained from helping these people and there would only be risks and costs afterwards. At least that is what the people were told. But when it is really thought about, there were no risks in helping these people. Now it is true that there would be monetary costs, however there would be no cost to normal citizens (“Analysis- America’s Response To The Genocide Ghosts of…”).
The US isn't the only country in the world at fault here. The only country that got involved in this massacre was France. However, France sent help and supplies to the perpetrators of this awful crime. This is unacceptable and unbelievable that France helped those willing to murder in cold blood. Today there is almost no remembrance anywhere around the world except for in the country itself (Wallis).
After the genocide, the culprits fled to Europe and North America to start new lives. They lead good lives and manage to get work as teachers and professors or doctors of all kinds and even priests. They have dreams of making comebacks in Rwanda, and they are happy