At the time of the 1994 Rwandan genocide , Rice reportedly said , " If we use the word ' genocide ' and are seen as doing nothing , what will be the effect on the November election ? " She subsequently acknowledged the mistakes made at the time and felt that a debt needed repaying . The inability or failure of the Clinton administration to do anything about the genocide would form her later views on possible military interventions . She said of the experience : " I swore to myself that if I ever faced such a crisis again , I would come down on the side of dramatic action , going down in flames if that was required . " Later in 2012 , during an interview with the “ New Republic ” , stated " To suggest that I ’m repenting for Rwanda or that I ’m haunted by that or that I do n't sleep at night because of that or that every policy I 've implemented subsequently is driven by that is garbage " , when she told the magazine 's reporter
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
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