Rand Paul dubs Libya 'Hillary Clinton's war'

Hillary Clinton

Sen. Rand Paul, Republican candidate for the president, took a direct shot at Hillary Clinton and her foreign policies, faulting her for the mess in Libya and saying she is to blame for making it "less safe."

He made the comments during an interview on John Catsimatidis' radio show.

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And among his criticisms: Clinton's policies have turned Libya into a "jihadist wonderland," he said.

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"Hillary Clinton's war in Libya, I think, made it less safe," Paul said, the New York Daily News reported. "It was a big mistake for us to go in there in the first place, because a lot of the times when we topple secular dictators, we've gotten chaos and then we've gotten the rise of radical Islam."

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He was speaking of President Obama's decision in 2011 to help topple Moammar Gadhafi from his leadership position.

"It made it a hotbed for jihadists," he said. "In fact, Libya is now a jihadist wonderland."

Rand also took opportunity to define what his own foreign policy would be, if elected to the White House: "I want to be part of the leave-me-alone coalition, which basically says if you're not hurting anybody, the government – particularly the federal government – ought to stay out of your life," he said.