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Robert Gates Says Libya Is Not Vital Interest

After advising Muammar Gaddafi not to hang any more pictures in his house on Face the Nation, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates had another slip of the tongue on Meet the Press when asked if intervention in Libya is in the U.S.’s vital interest. The short answer: No.

Updated Apr. 24, 2017 4:18PM ET / Published Mar. 27, 2011 8:04AM ET 

After advising Muammar Gaddafi not to hang any more pictures in his house on Face the Nation, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates had another slip of the tongue on Meet the Press when asked if intervention in Libya is in the U.S.’s vital interest. The short answer: No.

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