Michele Bachmann, a staunch opponent of the decision to intervene in Libya, issued a statement late Thursday afternoon on Qadaffi’s death:
For more than 40 years, we lived with the Muammar al-Qaddafi regime and the atrocities he orchestrated. The world is a better place without Qaddafi. It is my hope that Qaddafi’s reign of terror will be replaced with a government that respects the people of Libya and one that will be a good partner with the United States. Hopefully, today will also bring to an end our military involvement there, something I opposed from its beginning.
