Posted on 04/04/2024 8:49:12 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Former President Clinton will lead a U.S. delegation to Rwanda this weekend to mark 30 years since a genocide ravaged the country, the White House announced Thursday.
An ethnic conflict between Hutu and Tutsi people in the country escalated to genocide in early 1994, eventually resulting in the deaths of between 500,000 and 800,000 Tutsi Rwandans over the course of about four months.
The U.S. government did little to address the conflict, working to evacuate Americans from the country and pledging $500 million for humanitarian aid. Since-revealed White House documents from the time showed the reluctance was caused by the failed U.S. mission in Somalia in 1993, which resulted in the infamous “Black Hawk Down” scandal and the deaths of 18 U.S. soldiers.
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Must have plans for raising more charity money.
I was involved in Operation Support Hope from the end of August 1994 to the end of September 1994. We were based in Uganda and flew missions into Kigali, Rwanda and Goma, Zaire bringing in relief supplies. Rwanda was utterly desolate at the time. All the villages were devoid of all signs of life and even Kigali was virtually deserted. Definitely one of the more memorable missions during my military career.
another dem apology tour.
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