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Romeo Dallaire

Canadian Politician

Born: Jun 25, 1946

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Related authors: Agnes Macphail Andrew Scheer Charlotte Whitton Julie Payette Justin Trudeau Lester B. Pearson Stephen Harper William Lyon Mackenzie King

I felt it absolutely essential that we plant the U.N. flag in Rwanda and plant it in a place of significance to show all the political entities, all the signees of the agreement and the Rwandans... that the international community were here and we're here to stay and we're going to be doing our job. Romeo Dallaire

There was no way to laugh anymore, to love, to care, and there was a sense of guilt in having survived when others had been killed. I turned into a worse workaholic than I had already been by trying to work myself into the ground. Romeo Dallaire

I promised never to let the Rwandan Genocide die because I knew the Rwandans didn't have much power internationally and certainly didn't have the resources. I felt it was my duty having witnessed it, and having stayed to witness it, that I had to talk about it and keep it going. Romeo Dallaire

Now, in this U.N. stuff, the commander, although he has troops, they don't really belong to him. They're loaned by the country to the U.N. to be used, but each of these countries provide a contingent commander, a senior guy who communicates directly back to his capital. Romeo Dallaire

Death became a desired option. I hoped I would hit a mine or run into an ambush and just end it all. I think some part of me wanted to join the legions of the dead, whom I had failed. Romeo Dallaire

More and more, we have been able to present the argument that recruitment of child soldiers is a social breakdown that leads to atrocities, because that's why they get them. Romeo Dallaire

Argument Soldiers Able Atrocities More More And More Recruitment Leads Because Been Child Get Breakdown Social Them Why Present

The night I flew out from Rwanda, I landed in Nairobi, and I was on my way back home, and my left side started to paralyze and remained paralyzed with pain, and the stress and so on began to appear physically. Romeo Dallaire

Home Stress Pain Side Back Way Out Paralyze Paralyzed Physically Remained Left Began Landed Flew Appear Started Night

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