Ghost Of Rwanda

My reaction to the ghost of Rwanda was surprising because, during the Clinton administration their was very little done to stop the massacre. The massacre lasted 100 days and it had to end because, the Hutu’s ran out of Tutsi’s to kill. I believe that something could have been done to intervene, but their was little or no help for the Tutsi’s. I believe that the UN was neglectful in efforts to send more troops to Kigali the capital of Rwanda. At this point of genocide the Hutu’s and the Tutsi’s were fighting until every Tutsi was dead. After the massacre was over that’s when the U.S. government became involved to evaluate the situation. What could have been done to stop the massacre from ever starting? I believe that if the Hutu’s had better agreements, and commandments it could have saved many Tutsi’s. If they didn’t have different beliefs, and ethnicities they both probably would have been spared. They both are of the same country but with different beliefs, but the Hutu’s wanted extreme …show more content…
Gourevich’s statement was true because, the UN and the Clinton administration made a decision not to act, or to get involved because, of what had happened in Mogadishu, and Somalia, and that it was too late. Quotes from the Ghost of Rwanda:
( Romeo Dallaire–“ I want to send in more troops.” He also says “ There were no military action taken or I’ll have to get the bastards myself”) Aug.,1993.
( Kofi Annan Head of Peacekeeping -“ I can’t let this go on”) Jan, 1994.
(Carl Wilkens- Aid Worker-“ There were riots and assassinations in front of my own eyes”.) Mar, 1994.
(Joyce Leader- U.S. Embassy-“The Prime Minister escaped to my house, where she was later killed”.) April, 1994.
(Major Brent Beardsley- ‘I’ve seen people being attacked with Mercedes with my own eyes”) April, 1994.
(Henry Anyidoho-“Belgians were taken hostage and extremist leadership were having meetings.”) April, 1994.
(Madalyn Albright- “I’ve seen a small corpse the size of my grandchild.”)