The United States has vowed to “never again” allow another genocide to occur after the Holocaust. Yet, the U.S., according to Samantha Power, had largely been a “bystander” to genocides, including the Rwandan genocide. Why? In what ways has US response to the genocide in Darfur been different from its earlier responses?

The United States has vowed to “never again” allow another genocide to occur after the Holocaust. Yet, the U.S., according to Samantha Power, had largely been a “bystander” to genocides, including the Rwandan genocide. Why? In what ways has US response to the genocide in Darfur been different from its earlier responses?