Why did President Bill Clinton decide not to intervene in Rwanda in 1994?

A) The public did not want more engagements in Africa in the wake of Somalia.
B) He did not think the situation was worth a troop deployment.
C) His European allies had promised him they would secure the African nation.
D) Clinton only learned about the genocide when it was too late.

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Caleb Hudson · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The decision not to intervene in Rwanda was influenced by the American public's and policymakers' reluctance to engage in another African conflict following the problematic intervention in Somalia, which had resulted in American casualties and was perceived negatively by the public. This experience made the administration cautious about deploying troops to another complex situation in Africa.

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