Rwanda was considered a second-class operation; because it was a small country, we had been able to maintain a kind of status quo. They were negotiating, they'd accepted the new peace project, so we were under the impression that everything…

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We got involved in the Rwanda peace process for the simple reason that there was...

We got involved in the Rwanda peace process for the simple reason that there was...

The change began in Somalia, where we discovered that we were involved in an operation...

The change began in Somalia, where we discovered that we were involved in an operation...

The real problem was not the troops; the real problem was that only the United...

The real problem was not the troops; the real problem was that only the United...

When you have an accident, they will save their own people, and those who have...

When you have an accident, they will save their own people, and those who have...

We were not realizing that, with just a machete, you can do a genocide.

We were not realizing that, with just a machete, you can do a genocide.

For us, genocide was the gas chamber - what happened in Germany. We were not...

For us, genocide was the gas chamber - what happened in Germany. We were not...

In Yugoslavia, I'd asked for additional forces too. I even went to meet the French...

In Yugoslavia, I'd asked for additional forces too. I even went to meet the French...

The failure of the United Nations - My failure is maybe, in retrospective, that I...

The failure of the United Nations - My failure is maybe, in retrospective, that I...

But definitely, when a decision is taken, or when you are trying to oppose a...

But definitely, when a decision is taken, or when you are trying to oppose a...

The fact that you had disruptions in the peace process was not only in Rwanda....

The fact that you had disruptions in the peace process was not only in Rwanda....

But at the beginning, our definition of the genocide was what happened to Armenia in...

But at the beginning, our definition of the genocide was what happened to Armenia in...

The problem is when you are writing something in retrospective, it needs a lot of...

The problem is when you are writing something in retrospective, it needs a lot of...

I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor.

I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor.

For President Clinton, according to this discussion I had with him, Rwanda was a marginal...

For President Clinton, according to this discussion I had with him, Rwanda was a marginal...

A genocide in Africa has not received the same attention that genocide in Europe or...

A genocide in Africa has not received the same attention that genocide in Europe or...

But I believe that the DPKO at this time was very much involved with American...

But I believe that the DPKO at this time was very much involved with American...

There is a greater fatigue concerning the African problem today than five or 10 years...

There is a greater fatigue concerning the African problem today than five or 10 years...

It was a mistake. I was wrong, but I discovered this many years later. I...

It was a mistake. I was wrong, but I discovered this many years later. I...

So this is why I'm always say happy that somebody mentions Rwanda, because behind Rwanda,...

So this is why I'm always say happy that somebody mentions Rwanda, because behind Rwanda,...