During the genocide, the Hutu Power Movement used machetes imported from China as the main weapon to massacre the Tutsis. In the film, the leader of a Hutu militia who helped lead the genocide, businessman George Rutaganda, buys machetes in China for just ten cents apiece. He says: “A bargain buy, from China. Ten cents each, I'll get a dollar. This proves that the genocide was motivated by the economic interests of many countries, including China. China supplied weapons to a Rwandan group, aware of the country's instability. The geopolitical struggle between these two peoples was also manifested through the economic interests of many countries. On May 25, 1994, a few weeks after the genocide began, President Bill Clinton reiterated his policy that humanitarian action would only be undertaken if it served America's national interests. It was a stunning admission by Clinton, who knew that Rwanda was not an economically diverse country. In the film, Colonel Oliver, who clearly played Roméo Dallaire, demanded that more troops be sent to Rwanda. Instead, he learned that the United States and Belgium were going to withdraw from the mission. This was a pivotal moment in the film as it further hindered any progress that could have been made.