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Santorum: Look to Reagan on Libya - Thomas Beaumont - Des Moines Register - POLITICO.com
Rick Santorum said Tuesday that Ronald Reagan set the tone for dealing with Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi.
Santorum made the comments as the guest on WHO radios Jan Mickelson show today.
Ronald Reagan bombed Libya, the presidential hopeful told Mickelson. If you want to be Reagan-esque, it seems the path is pretty clear here.
Were either going to be on the side of [Qaddafi] or were going to be on the side of the folks who are trying to overturn him, Santorum said. These folks could be problematic. Im not saying were going to see a pro-Western democracy come out of this group thats in the streets. Maybe we will. Maybe we wont.
But its going to be no worse than we have right now and a chance, if were on the right side and were seen as an ally of these folks, that we can do better, he added.
What was not immediately clear is if Santorum supports the use of U.S. military force in Libya based on the following comment. The Register was seeking clarification from Santorum.
I am for being on the side of the rebels. I think its a very limited strike. It takes out the capability of them to conduct air raids against the rebels in Lybia, he said. And the cost as well as the intrusion is pretty minimal for I think a very substantial benefit for the long run.
Santorum was in Iowa, home of the leadoff nominating caucuses, having participated in a forum with other potential candidates in Waukee Monday. Santorum also planned to phone in to Sam Clovis radio show of KSCJ in Sioux City before headlining the Crawford County Republican Womens luncheon at the famous Cronks Cafe in Denison.
Read more: Santorum: Look to Reagan on Libya - Thomas Beaumont - Des Moines Register - POLITICO.com
Rick Santorum said Tuesday that Ronald Reagan set the tone for dealing with Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi.
Santorum made the comments as the guest on WHO radios Jan Mickelson show today.
Ronald Reagan bombed Libya, the presidential hopeful told Mickelson. If you want to be Reagan-esque, it seems the path is pretty clear here.
Were either going to be on the side of [Qaddafi] or were going to be on the side of the folks who are trying to overturn him, Santorum said. These folks could be problematic. Im not saying were going to see a pro-Western democracy come out of this group thats in the streets. Maybe we will. Maybe we wont.
But its going to be no worse than we have right now and a chance, if were on the right side and were seen as an ally of these folks, that we can do better, he added.
What was not immediately clear is if Santorum supports the use of U.S. military force in Libya based on the following comment. The Register was seeking clarification from Santorum.
I am for being on the side of the rebels. I think its a very limited strike. It takes out the capability of them to conduct air raids against the rebels in Lybia, he said. And the cost as well as the intrusion is pretty minimal for I think a very substantial benefit for the long run.
Santorum was in Iowa, home of the leadoff nominating caucuses, having participated in a forum with other potential candidates in Waukee Monday. Santorum also planned to phone in to Sam Clovis radio show of KSCJ in Sioux City before headlining the Crawford County Republican Womens luncheon at the famous Cronks Cafe in Denison.
Read more: Santorum: Look to Reagan on Libya - Thomas Beaumont - Des Moines Register - POLITICO.com