Romeo Dallaire on his book Shake Hands With The Devil

The Rwanda massacre was one of the worst atrocities of the 20th Century. Romeo Dallaire was commander of the disastrous United Nations peacekeeping mission there. He's written a first-hand account of the world's, and his own, failure to stop the genocide. It's called "Shake Hands with the Devil." (Original broadcast Nov 2003)

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[Msctc69]

L. Gen Romeo Dallaire makes me proud to be Canadian.

[Chromographs]

@Msctc69 He is my hero

[greenmile1992]

Thank God peacekeeping has adapted itself so much since then.

[greenmile1992]

Legend. I just bought his book. Should be a good read.

[ZimmermanHound]

@Trund27 Do you know what neo-conservatism means? It means international intervention. It should not be up to UN or USA to upkeep international law. Sure, I feel sorry for all those people killed in Rwanda, but is sure as hell not our problem and any involvement in other countries create new or deepens old problems. I rejects this post-colonial idea of "upkeeping law" in the third world. It is just racism. Africa need to solve their own problems - its not up to us.

[Trund27]

@ZimmermanHound I think you must forget he was in the middle of an atrocity that was not getting the attention it should have. I defy you to be in the middle of 100 days of slaughter and not think the West has forsaken you when you can't anyone to listen to you, like he did. As a peacekeeper he was not there to enforce 'neoconservatism'.

[Trund27]

He's also a hero to other soliders because of his openess regarding his struggle with PTSD.

[Trund27]

A deep well of courage flows within Mr. Dallaire

[bgdancer100]

No one is blameless as regards Rwanda. Save for Dallaire. He deserves great honor and respect for going into a horrible situation with an inadequate force and with his hands and feet tied and his teeth pulled by the rules of engagement given him by his superiors. Between those factors and the amount of lives that he saved, he ranks among some of the greatest generals in human history. This man is the Belisarius of peacekeeping.

[ZimmermanHound]

@09phanton I do not see how it racism is call a genocide something else. Racism is about rejection of egalitarian rule of law. My view is that the west never, and that include, Rwanda, should be involved. What the third world do is non of our business. When we are involved we only lay ground for new conflicts. It better to stay away and protect our borders. That is our business.