Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, when asked if he believes the Middle East would be better today if Moammar Gadhafi of Libya and Saddam Hussein of Iraq were still in power, responded, “It’s not even a contest.”
“You can make the case, if you look at Libya, look at what we did there — it’s a mess — if you look at Saddam Hussein with Iraq, look what we did there — it’s a mess,” the real-estate mogul said in an interview with Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press.” Trump related the situations in both countries with what is currently happening in Syria and seemed to endorse a stronger President Bashar Assad, while admitting that he is “probably a bad guy.”
An upside-down hot air balloon flying in Las Vegas sparked a flurry of 911 calls though the flight was planned.
NBC affiliate KSNV-TV reports the strange balloon spotted Friday appeared to be standing on its head. But the station reports there was a concealed cabin on the underside. The balloon also had a dummy cabin at the top.
The balloon comes from the company Cameron Balloons. The engineers who constructed the balloon said they worked with great enthusiasm to produce the special shape balloon.
Still, police say a number of residents called and reported that the balloon may be in trouble.
Authorities say the company had alerted authorities beforehand about the stunt.
