August 22, 2011
Washington D.C. — Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has issued the following statement in response to the current situation in Libya:
"I opposed U.S. military involvement in Libya and I am hopeful that our intervention there is about to end. I also hope the progress of events in Libya will ultimately lead to a government that honors the rule of law, respects the people of Libya and their yearning for freedom, and one that will be a good partner to the United States and the international community."
Michele Bachmann, Statement by Michele Bachmann on Libyan Rebels Entering Tripoli Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/298804