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The United Nations passed the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the Crime of Genocide in 1948. When was it first enforced and in what context? How did the Cambodian genocide relate to the role of the American military in the Vietnam War? How did the United States and China end up favoring the Khmer Rouge? How do the United Nations Security Council’s permanent members prevent decisive action to stop or mitigate genocides? Do you agree with Bennett’s characterization of the international community’s response to genocide? While reading, what did you think about the UN Security Council permanent member’s decision to obstruct decisive action in most instances of genocide?