Another "never forget"

[GePap]

We are getting close to the ten year anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, a genocide the world did nothing about really.

I have to say I have very vivid memories of the TV images of that time, and it greatly shook my faith in a lot of things.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/26/international/africa/26RWAN.html?pagewanted=1

A church in Ntarama, Rwanda is filled with the remains of some victims of the 1994 massacre.

[SlowwHand]

Did nothing about it.
Damn. A missed opportunity to have people say the USA "butted in".

[GePap]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Did nothing about it.
Damn. A missed opportunity to have people say the USA "butted in".

Take it elsewhere Sloww, take it elsewhere.

[embalmer42]

*sigh* The more things change, the more they remain the same.

[MrFun]

I will always remember certain images from when I was in high school, and saw reports of this horrible time on Channel 1 -- Anderson Cooper started his journalist career there, and he went to Rawanda back then, to report this firsthand.

And now he's on CNN.

[TheStinger]

Of course the UN at the prompting of The US, UK France etc declined to calll what happened genocide otherwise international law said they had to intervene

[Shogun Gunner]

A horrible tragedy. Everyone always pledges "never again", but yet it reoccurs.

The coverage at the time was not as extensive as it should have been. Americans can't find Rwanda on the map.

[DinoDoc]

So?

[GePap]

Originally posted by TheStinger
Of course the UN at the prompting of The US, UK France etc declined to calll what happened genocide otherwise international law said they had to intervene

I remember people on TV arguing whether it was genocide or not..and how absurd it was.

[GePap]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
So?

And this is what you post!

NO SPAM!

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by Shogun Gunner
A horrible tragedy. Everyone always pledges "never again", but yet it reoccurs.

The coverage at the time was not as extensive as it should have been. Americans can't find Rwanda on the map.

Reporter: Mr President, what is your opinion about the Rwanda crisis?

The President: Ms Rwanda? I haven't done anything indecent with that woman!

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by GePap
And this is what you post!

I wasn't responding to anything you said. I was responding to Shogun Gunner post.

I saw and still see no compelling reason why the US should have intervened in the Rawandan situation espececially given how the ghosts of Somalia were still haunting policy makers at the time.

[Shogun Gunner]

Nice attitude.

And I hope when you need help others will decide its not in there best interest to help you.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
I wasn't responding to anything you said. I was responding to Shogun Gunner post.

I saw and still see no compelling reason why the US should have intervened in the Rawandan situation espececially given how the ghosts of Somalia were still haunting policy makers at the time.

Nice to see you lack any compassion.

[DinoDoc]

If you have no real arguement beyond blind appeals to emotion which is really a poor reason to commit troops to any opperation, at least try not to be rude about it.