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Attack their own people. >> get tough. and i understand that americas security and safety of american citizens is our highest priority. its not our only priority. >> the presidents spokesperson said today a no fly zone is a possibility but the idea of arming the rebels? thats tough because who really knows who is leading the opposition in libya? former cia officer jamie smith says there is no coherent alternative to the gadhafi regime. will the opposition become our friends or turn on us like, s...

Opposition with weapons. that is what two u.s. senators say the obama administration should do when it comes to libya. that brings us to todays talk back. our own carol costello right here in atlanta. great to see you, carol. i know youre getting a lot of folks just shooting e-mail. >> more than 100 comments so far. sorry we couldnt get to them in the last hour but president obama was speaking and im sorry the president trumps. its kind of like the same old song. a cruel dictator clings to power...

Say the obama administration should do when it comes to libya. which brings us to todays talk back. carol joins me right here in atlanta. hey, carol, good to see you. >> an interesting idea, isnt it? >> and controversial to say the least. >> frightening, all of that. a cruel dictator clings to power, and president obama is credit sighed for being slow to act. he did say moammar gadhafis must go but it was not fast enough or strong enough even though some say that he is treading carefully because...

>> both senators stopped short of saying u.s. troops ought to be used to help topple gadhafi. who knows who is leading the opposition in libya. there is no alternative to the gadhafi regime. will they be friends or turn on us like saddam hussein? talk back today. should the u.s. arm the libyan rebels? facebook.com/carolcnn. >> the prospect of a power vacuum is so scary, but then to imagine folks with arms and you dont even know who is in charge? >> even this idea of the no-fly zone who exactly w...

Trucks. as for fuel efficiency, according to truecar.com, hybrid cars account for 3% of the market. bottom line? as an oil expert put it, we like our guns and we like our gas. talk back today. what will it take to get serious about reducing our dpensdz on foreign oil. talk to me on facebook. ill read your comments later this hour. suzanne. >> carol, im aging myself. i remember back until the 70s we had that huge station wagon and i was a kid. those gasolines were unbelievable at the gas stations...

Account for 3% of the market. the bottom line, we like our guns, and we like our gas. talk back today. what will it take to get serious about actually reducing our dependence on foreign oil? talk to me on facebook, facebook.com/carolcnn. ill read your comments later this hour. >> we drive into work. what would it take for us to take the bus or the metro? >> exactly. you paid 50 bucks to fill up your gas tank when maybe you could have taken the bus, but you didnt. i didnt either, by the way. i di...

All of this would produce a chuckle, except gadhafi is now accused of slaughtering his own people and hes sitting on 2% of the worlds oil supply. in fact, a libyan opposition figure told cnn that a libyan pilot crashed his plane rather than carry out gadhafis orders to bomb libyas oil field. so if this is true, it could send a jolt to the worlds oil markets, and you know what that may mean, higher gas prices here. so what to do? president obama has so far condemned the violence in libya in a wri...

Protest ohio governor john kasichs efforts to curb collective bargaining. political observers are eager to hear what the president might say about that. some say he should just stay out of it but its too late for that. last thursday the president said of wisconsins budget battle everybodys got to make some adjustments to new fiscal realities, but then he added it seems more like an assault on unions and that last comment drove mr. obamas critics wild. republican senator lindsay graham called his...

Is hoping, analysts say he is hoping to head off any kind of revolt that happens in his own country on the heels of what we have seen coming out of tunisia and egypt. again, the leadership there and algeria, this just in, lifting its state of emergency. well, here is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. states are facing some tough budget cuts. and there are some battles over what to do next. our carol costello is live in washington with your answers to talking back a...

Happiness. thats the holy grail. >> okay. were working on that. >> right. here is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. the federal government faces a shutdown if president obama and republicans dont actually come to an agreement here. carol is here with the answers to our talk back question. we remember the government shutdown in d.c. back in the clinton days. what are people saying? >> this question has done very well. people definitely have opinions. if congress doe...