CNN The Situation Room April 23, 2015 22:07:00
But one of the things that sets america apart from other nations, one of the things that makes us exceptional, is our willing to confront squarely our imperfections and to learn from our mistakes. >> reporter: while the white house is not using the word drone in talking about the operation, they are defending the air assaults noting farouq and adam adahn was killed in the strikes. we understand the inspector general will be on the case as well as the intelligence committees. the white house confirmed today that the hostages' families will be compensated by the u.s. government for their losses....