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[–] NutellaIs4Lvrs@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

This is a fairly decent book I read from the perspective of the guy put in charge: “Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda” by General Romeo Dallaire. Basically was given nothing until it was well too late and then told to accomplish peace with nothing.