The problem is when you are writing something in retrospective, it needs a lot of courage not to change, or you will forget a certain reality, and you will just take in consideration your view today.

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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...

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.

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...

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...

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 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....

Rwanda was considered a second-class operation; because it was a small country, we had been...

Rwanda was considered a second-class operation; because it was a small country, we had been...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...