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Ari Fleischer: “I'm glad he went in. It was the right thing to do. It should have been done much earlier.”

On the recordMarch 27, 2011
I'm glad he went in. It was the right thing to do. It should have been done much earlier.
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Ari Fleischer
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Fleischer expresses support for President Obama's decision to intervene in Libya, while also emphasizing the need for earlier action.

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