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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
about the causes... Rwanda is a former colony of belgium, yet belgium is essentially neutered militarily. the U.S. has no colonial history in Africa... why is it being looked upon for either a cause or a solution? there was no leadership from either Brussels or Paris... if they will not act in instances of clear genocide in their (very recently departed) colonies, when can we trust them to act justly? why is their approach to diplomacy so respected in some circles? what victories does their school of thought have to tout?
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As I predicted, you prefer to make this a
the U.S. is not responsible and is therefore better than Belgium/France discussion.
To do so ignores the following facts:
- The U.S. is the leader of the West.
- The U.S. has colonized other areas and continues to do so.
- The U.S. is the #1 arms dealer on the planet.
I'm not interested in pointing fingers at which Western country did this and which Western country did that. All Western countries share in the responsibility for the cause of Rwanda, Sudan and many others. Western foreign policy and international arms sales create these attrocities. If Belgium didn't do, another Western country would have.