On or about 25 Oct 2003 16:52:41 GMT, (BUFDRVR)
allegedly uttered:

Since when is a genocide a "uniquely European problem"?

When its confined to a very small part of Europe, involves only European
countries and citizens of Europe.

But surely then Rwanda was a purely African issue?

It happened in
Europe, but it could have happened anywhere else.

It is a problem that concerns any nation. Nobody should be allowed to
turn away from it

Is that why so many European nations rushed forces to Rwanda?

Composition of UNAMIR from
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/co_mission/unamir.htm

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Germany, Ghana, Guinea,
Guinea Bissau, Guyana, India, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Mali,
Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian
Federation, Senegal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Switzerland, Togo,
Tunisia, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Zambia and Zimbabwe

I count 12 European nations with forces in UNAMIR. And no US forces.
Not a good example of how the Europeans ignored it.

However the mandate was never strong enough to work, and so the best
part of a million people died.

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Peter Kemp

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