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Differently than you. because if you look at the exit polls specifically asked about foreign policy, well put libya in there. only 5% said thats the issue thats most important to them. so it may have been somewhat important to them. do you think the american people are paying attention to this issue? >> i think part of the reason those numbers came out the way they did is the country is pretty happy with barack obama as commander-in-chief. they have seen bin laden killed. al qaeda is weakened, w...

Or anywhere. we dont have the money. did you see the talking points memo? were you able to see it? we are in an economic crisis in this country. if we dont get that in order. this whole debate about whether we help this country or that country try to overthrow this dictator is going to be very academic. >> libya is strategically important. dirt cheap. cut money, get out of the hopeless waste in afghanistan where it cant really work. i mean, this is nonsense. i have to say. >> laura: not mountain...

Or anywhere. we dont have the money. did you see the talking points memo? were you able to see it? we are in an economic crisis in this country. if we dont get that in order. this whole debate about whether we help this country or that country try to overthrow this dictator is going to be very academic. >> libya is strategically important. dirt cheap. cut money, get out of the hopeless waste in afghanistan where it cant really work. i mean, this is nonsense. i have to say. >> laura: not mountain...

We dont have the money. did you see the talking points memo? were you able to see it? we are in an economic crisis in this country. if we dont get that in order. this whole debate about whether we help this country or that country try to overthrow this dictator is going to be very academic. >> libya is strategically important. dirt cheap. cut money, get out of the hopeless waste in afghanistan where it cant really work. i mean, this is nonsense. i have to say. >> laura: not mountainous, flat, li...

Place. rebels make steady progress toward tripoli. here at home, president obama plans to make his case why libya matters to us. "american morning" begins right now. so we do have that lot going on, but the head scratcher is the final four. youve got two unlikely schools, vcu and butler. >> weve had some upsets. although somebody pointed out the other day, you cant keep calling butler an upset when it keeps doing it. >> thats right. lets stick with the top stories on japan. a lot of people w...

The world populace in general say saying this is a protection mission, not necessarily a removal operation. >> of course, especially to some of those liberals who arent necessarily happy about the u.s. getting engaged militarily in another country. yes, the president was talking to the american people and also giving them a reason for why the u.s. believes that they should be involved and engaged in libya, why libya matters, the president pointing out that if left unchecked that gadhafi could co...

Must stop. qaddafi must stop his troops from advancing on benghazi. pull them back from misurata and establish water, electricity, and gas supplies to all areas. humanitarian assistance must be allowed to reach the people of libya. >> officials say the international community must be involved in talks between qaddafi and the opposition and ultimately qaddafi himself must go, shepard. >> shepard: i know there was a lot of the behind the scenes talks about this before the president spoke. whats th...