[MarMema]

Have you read Dallaire's Shake Hands with the Devil?

I only say this because I believe the soldiers on the ground in Rwanda cared deeply and wished they could do more but their hands were tied above them. At one point they were denied the ability to even carry weapons. That said they did follow orders and often abandoned many Rwandans, who were subsequently killed.

I have read a great deal about Rwanda and it haunts me very much to this day.

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[dfwgator]

Have you read Dallaire's Shake Hands with the Devil? I only say this because I believe the soldiers on the ground in Rwanda cared deeply and wished they could do more but their hands were tied above them. At one point they were denied the ability to even carry weapons. That said they did follow orders and often abandoned many Rwandans, who were subsequently killed.

Haven't read that one, but I'm very familiar with what happened. That's what makes me sad about what happened.

The bigwigs at the UN won't allow them to defend themselves. The blood is on the hands of Ban Ki-Moon and the rest of the UN for not giving their staffers a fighting chance.