Reply #16: Please go learn something about Rwanda and the other examples. [View All]

[JackRiddler]

I'm sorry, but you are repeating some very ignorant and self-serving Western propaganda on behalf of "humanitarian" imperialism.

It is a complete myth that the West failed to intervene in Rwanda. In fact, two Western powers intervened, on behalf of their own imperial interests. (These are the only interest they ever represent, regardless of the occasional collateral benefit or PR action.)

For starters, the US intervened in Rwanda. So did France.

Each armed, supported and trained different sides in the civil war that culminated in the genocide. If you don't know that, I politely request that go find out about it before you post here again.

Kagame was being trained at Ft. Leavenworth when he was called back to Rwanda to lead the RPF after the prior leader was killed. The US armed this group in Uganda as a proxy army against the French-backed Hutu-majority government in Kigali.

During the genocide, France sent soldiers to protect the very same Hutu Power forces who were blamed for the genocide. This secured their retreat to the Congo and set off a sequence of events that has had the Congo in chaos ever since.

Again, I ask that you go and research these facts first, before you respond reflexively with more pro-military PR.

You say:

A soldier does NOT decide what war is unjust.

Oh yes, they do. For example, enough of the US soldiers in Vietnam decided the war was unjust to bring ground activities to a standstill in 1969-71 and make a withdrawal of the invasion inevitable.

A true shining moment.