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Ron Paul: “But just like going into Iraq, you know, it was going to be a couple weeks, and -- and we were going to rid that country…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2011
But just like going into Iraq, you know, it was going to be a couple weeks, and -- and we were going to rid that country of Saddam Hussein. And the oil would pay all the bills, and look at the tragedy that came out of that.
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Ron Paul

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Ron Paul compares the situation in Libya to the Iraq War, suggesting that initial promises of quick success often lead to unforeseen tragedies.

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