According to Samantha Powers why did the U.S. stand by while the Rwandan genocide  occurred? What “variables” did she include. Secondly, does this end up justifying  Mearsheimer’s realist arguments? Finally, what do you think the U.S. should have done?

Samantha Power is a journalist, academic, and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations during the Obama administration. She is also the author of "A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide," a Pulitzer Prize-winning book that examines the United States' response to genocide throughout the 20th century. In the book, Power argues that the United States has repeatedly failed to intervene in cases of genocide due to a combination of factors, including political will, bureaucratic failures, and domestic politics. The book has been influential in shaping discussions around U.S. foreign policy and humanitarian intervention.