http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/25/us-obama-idUSTRE79O8IB20111025http://www.reuters.com/resources/r/?m=02&d=20111025&t=2&i=522268769&w=460&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&r=BTRE79O1PHE00NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - President Obama told Jay Leno during his visit to the "Tonight Show" that "you never like to see anybody come to the kind of end" that Muammar Gaddafi did, but that his death sends a message to other dictators.
Obama also said he isn't paying much attention to the GOP debates this early in the election cycle, according to a transcript of the appearance provided by NBC. He also chatted with Leno about Republican opposition to the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, and about what Michelle Obama is giving trick-or-treaters for Halloween.
"I'm going to wait until everybody is voted off the island before --" he joked about the GOP race, trailing off before finishing the thought. "Once they narrow it down to one or two, I'll start paying attention."
Asked about the Libyan dictator's death last week, Obama told Leno:
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