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On the recordMarch 30, 2011
So, it would be perfectly legitimate and acceptable, under the Resolution in effect today, for the United States and our allies to supply arms assistance to the Libyan opposition.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker asserts that supplying arms to the Libyan opposition is allowed under current resolutions.

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