A review by avallach
A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide by Samantha Power

4.0

It's well written and very well researched, but the book is clouded by Power's intense campaigning for military intervention in a way that just doesn't align with reality. For how often it gets said, America being 'the world's policeman' is neither something good nor something to strive towards. The amplification of that type of thinking and hubris, especially after the failures of the War on Terror, is just downright dangerous. This is a good read if taken as a historical account of American policy in regards to genocide, but the author's personal opinions are better being ignored. 

For what its worth, this was published in 2002. It's possible the author's views have since changed given the actions the United States took these past two decades.