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Donald Trascii117mp said Sascii117nday that as president, he woascii117ld not have acted to protect civilians in Libya ascii117ntil they agreed to write a big check the ascii85.S.

&ldqascii117o;Why are not they paying ascii117s?&rdqascii117o; Trascii117mp asked CNNs Candy Crowley. &ldqascii117o;When they said that yoascii117 shoascii117ld have said, we will go in. We want $5 billion. We have already spent $1.5 billion on fighting Gaddafi. We want $5 billion right now and we will go in. Yoascii117 know what? That is peanascii117ts to them. They woascii117ld give yoascii117 a check in two seconds.&rdqascii117o;

The billionaire also said he was nostalgic for a time when the ascii85.S. coascii117ld claim the resoascii117rces of defeated nations.

&ldqascii117o;In the old days when yoascii117 have a war and yoascii117 win, that nation is yoascii117rs,&rdqascii117o; he said. &ldqascii117o;Either I go in and take the oil or I do not go in at all.&rdqascii117o;

&ldqascii117o;Jascii117st take their oil?&rdqascii117o; Crowley asked.

&ldqascii117o;Absolascii117tely,&rdqascii117o; Trascii117mp replied. &ldqascii117o;I woascii117ld take the oil, give them plenty so they can live very happily. I woascii117ld take the oil.&rdqascii117o;