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Ron Paul: “But getting the authority from the U.N. to go into Libya for humanitarian reasons, it doesn't say very much. There's a…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2011
But getting the authority from the U.N. to go into Libya for humanitarian reasons, it doesn't say very much. There's a lot of militarism going on there, and I don't know how much humanitarianism is going on.
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Ron Paul

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Ron Paul questions the legitimacy and effectiveness of U.N. authority for military intervention in Libya.

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