> The decision by France to intervene in the Rwandan Civil War placed French foreign policy on the side of the ousted Hutu led government (Darnton, 1994, p. 4:3). France had been providing military assistance to the Hutu led government since 1975 and had provided arms to that government as late as May 1994 (Melloan, 1994, p. A15). By acting in a way that continued support to a long term client government, France became indirectly implicated in the atrocities committed by the Hutu led government against the Tutsi population minority. The French position in Rwanda has been further weakened by the military defeat of the Hutus by the Tutsi ("France and Africa..." 1994, pp. 21-23).
The French have challenged the Americans on foreign policy toward the war in Bosnia (Valls-Russell, 1994, pp. 8-9). French policy supports partition of the country among the warring groups. France also supports an easing of the United Nations sanctions against Serbia ("France would ease..." 1994, p. A10). France has peace keeping troop
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