Bachmann was speaking during a CNN-organized debate for Republican presidental aspirants on Monday night. This comes even as South African President Jacob Zuma dismissed calls by the United Nations for African leaders to abandon support for Gaddafi. It was reported that Zuma said NATO was using UN resolutions in order to promote regime change. Bachmann, who is a member of the House Intelligence Committee, reiterated concerns she had on Sunday when she claimed terrorists could gain access to Libya's oil wealth if Gaddafi was toppled.
But other Republican hopefuls on Monday also questioned the United States' involvement in Libya. Congressman Ron Paul contended that there was no benefit for the US to be involved at all.
Gaddafi's erratic behavior has made him persona non grata among his diplomatic counterparts and NATO's military action, first headed by the US before being handed off, was a means to manipulate the oil-rich nation's internal politics. Russia and China - both BRICS nations and two of the most controversial among security council members - boycotted a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the deadly violence in Syria, the AFP reported. Russia was reported to have had initial reservations about the action in Libya. Reactions to the Arab Spring (where countries in the middle east have actively sought a change to democracy) saw world powers reacting differently where the US, for example, was mum on Bahrain but spoke out against Libya's leaders and others.
