It's Enough to Make Me Throw Up My Hands.
According to this article in the Guardian, The President and members of his Cabinet knew that genocide was going on in Rwanda well before the worst part of it got going.
That's not the worst part, though. Not only did they know about it, they purposefully hid what was happening form the American people because they knew that we'd demand action, and they didn't wnat to act. They were afraid of another Somalia and didn't tihn that stopping the genocide was in our national interest.
Not in our national interest? Over 800,000 peole were systematically murdered right in front of the world and we did nothing. Our leaders at the time turned a purposefully blind eye to their plight and let them die. Why? Because they didn't think they were worth saving. How is it not in our national interest to protect the helpless anywhere we can? Isn't that what we're really about here in America? Isn't that what truly makes us unique?
Bah. These are the same people who felt that the people in Iraq weren't worth saving - and still feel that way. It's beyond horrible to me.
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