Air Quote by Sergei Lavrov

Faced with the potential of mass atrocities and a call for help from the Libyan people, the United States and our friends and allies…

— Barack Obama

Gadhafi opponents included many 'good guys,' but they never received the support necessary to govern a new Libya after he was gone.

— Pete Hoekstra

[Donald Trump] actually advocated for the actions we took in Libya and urged that [Muamar] Gadhafi be taken out, after actually doing some business…

— Hillary Clinton

Moammar Gadhafi and the revolt against Gadhafi was not started by the United States. It was started by the Libyan people. And the reason…

— Marco Rubio

When we toppled [Muammar] Gadhafi in Libya, I think that was a mistake. I think ISIS grew stronger, we had a failed state, and…

— Rand Paul

The government of Libya announced the death of Moammar Gadhafi. This marks the end of a long and painful chapter for the people of…

— Barack Obama

“In addition to involving the nation in an unauthorized war in Libya that empowered jihadist enemies of the United States, he and his subordinates…

— Andrew McCarthy

A source of embarrassment for Libyans, Gadhafi has never been a joke: disappearances, a police state, zero freedom of expression, and poverty for at…

— Mona Eltahawy

I visited Libya in September 1996 for the 27th anniversary of the 'revolution' - a military coup that a 27-year-old Gadhafi led to topple…

— Mona Eltahawy

I have nothing but contempt for Gadhafi. I'm not a Gadhafi supporter in any way. However, it's not clear to me that it's a…

— Pat Toomey

Moammar Gadhafi is the man that killed those Americans over Lockerbie, Scotland. Moammar Gadhafi is also the man that bombed that cafe in Berlin…

— Marco Rubio

Choosing to arm and train the Islamist opposition against dictator Moammar Gadhafi unleashed its most ruthless terrorist elements.

— Pete Hoekstra