Political Quotes

On the recordApril 24, 2017
The uprising that led to the ouster of Qaddafi was not led by the radical elements as much as it was by the Libyan people.
Said by
Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio asserts that the Libyan people, not radicals, drove the revolution against Qaddafi.

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