Les mots prononcés par Christophe Castaner semblaient un peu sur-joués et sonner faux en ce mercredi matin lors de l’annonce de la nomination au poste de chef d’État-Major des armées (1) du général François Lecointre, « ce héros », pour reprendre l’expression répétée cinq fois en dix secondes (à ré-écouter ici) par le porte-parole du gouvernement.
Like children’s fairy tales, foreign policy myths are created, told and retold for a purpose.
“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” imparts a life lesson while entertaining your five year-old niece. Unfortunately foreign policy myths are seldom so benign.
The Rwandan genocide — think you know the story? Deep-seated ethic enmity erupted in a 100-day genocidal rampage by Hutus killing Tutsis, which was only stopped by the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). A noble Canadian general tried to end the bloodletting but a dysfunctional UN refused resources. Washington was caught off guard by the slaughter, but it has apologized for failing to intervene and has committed to never again avoid its responsibility to protect.
In Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa, Robin Philpot demolishes this version of history.
