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Patrick Leahy: “In Libya, the issue is not whether Muammar Gaddafi's regime will end, but when and how it ends and how many people are…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
In Libya, the issue is not whether Muammar Gaddafi's regime will end, but when and how it ends and how many people are going to die needlessly before then.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy emphasizes the urgency of resolving the situation in Libya to prevent further loss of life.

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