Bill Clinton: “We knew that General Rose had asked for it before it took place, yes. With only--it all happened in fairly rapid…”

“We knew that General Rose had asked for it before it took place, yes. With only--it all happened in fairly rapid succession. There was not a long time delay now between when he asked for the support from the civilian authorities and when they gave it. But we've been keeping on top of this, you know. On 2 successive days, Thursday and Friday, I talked with the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Adviser about this. I was kept informed yesterday, and then we talked again this morning. It became clear to me that General Rose would probably ask. And when he asked, I was told, and we were told as soon as Mr. Akashi approved it. Rwanda”