U.S. Military Support for Rwandan Refugee Relief: Organizational Perspectives Determine the End-Game.

摘要

On July 22, 1994, President Clinton announced that the U S would contribute massive relief assistance to the Rwandan refugees in response to an appeal from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees The U S support would be provided primarily by the military. The Defense Department quickly responded, and almost all observers have commended it for quick action that saved thousands of lives. The subsequent decision to have the U S military withdraw from the Rwanda region did not, however, flow directly from the commitments made by the President and his National Security Adviser in July. For that analysis, one needs to look at the different perspectives of the organizations involved and at how the Defense Department was able to use the military chain of command to serve its purposes.