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nachoolo t1_j2wgplw wrote

If I remember correctly, the inaction of the US/NATO during the Rwanda genocide is believed to be one of the reasons why Clinton decided to intervene in Bosnia and Kosovo later on to stop the genocides of Bosnians and Kosovar Albanians by the Serbs.

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ReferenceSufficient t1_j2xiinh wrote

Why is US responsible when it should be UN?

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fvb955cd t1_j394ozb wrote

Because for all of its talk about a global response, the UN is helpless without the logistical support of major powers, which at the time was the US, and to a lesser extent, other members OF NATO.

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