Friday, November 20, 2009

Rwandan Genocide


I think that the UN and MRND are the only ones being blamed yet Uganda and France may have a bigger role. The UN did not respond to anything that happened in Rwanda and failed to declare the situation a genocide. The UN did not want to do anything and as a giant international organization, that is very wrong so they need to face consequences. The MRND needs to be destroyed because they caused a ton of violence. They played a radio station that was telling Hutu’s to kill Tutsi’s. Anybody that would promote killing on a radio station is extremely messed up and they need to be blamed.
Groups of the committee need to start questioning Uganda and France. Uganda was housing terrorists and they have barely been questioned throughout this whole meeting. France trained a rebel army and when they realized that it wasn’t working, they did nothing to stop it. France, the UN, the MRND, and Uganda are responsible for this whole crisis and I am suggesting that everyone gangs up on them. If we can all reveal what these people did, then we can end this conflict and restore peace to Rwanda.
A solution I have to this conflict is a cease fire in Rwanda. The violence needs to be stopped as soon as possible and I don’t think a conclusion would be easier if we didn’t have to hurry to prevent people from dying. After a cease fire, we can start negotiating a conclusion and we won’t be rushed. When all groups can sit down and talk it out, I believe that we will realize who is responsible (France, UN, MRND, and Uganda). When these groups are found guilty, we can decide how to discipline them. I think that trading sanctions should be put on these groups and we will watch them more closely. The MRND should be dismantled and Uganda should turn in all of the terrorists that they are housing. To solve this conflict it will take time but now that we know who is responsible, we have made a big first step.
I think that this is a great activity and is a really good way of practicing talking and debating in front of a group. I don’t really see how a meeting like this would resolve real world problems with a bunch of yelling world leaders in one room. It is probably really hard to control a room full of yelling world leaders.

2 comments:

  1. Jason, I completely disagree with you. As you already now France did train the Hutu's but that's it. Nothing else. France did not do any of the fighting or even plan any of what the Hutu's did. I see France of helping of what they believe in. Obviously what they did was wrong. (NOT FINISHED)

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