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Isn't -- >> not enough to derail this nomination. >> i don't think so. i think brennan probably compared with hagel is going to be a breeze to get through, but these are issues and this is what this testimony actually illustrates, that really tug at the heartstrings of americans. we have had a traumatic decade. we have come away questioning tactics of torture, the use of guantanamo bay. the legal justification not fully understood. the drone issue still not fully explained because it's so secret. there's still a lot the american public is struggling to understand. >> dan, one reaction that i h...

But the drone is the instrument of the 21st century when it comes to air power, and that's a reality. the problem comes down to really the morality and the white house has put out three criteria, including is it an imminent threat. if it were delayed, would it cause greater risk, and is there no other alternative? the problem is those always involve subjective judgments. it's the same thing as firing a gun. in the eyes of the person who holds the weapon and it isn't always a balanced perception, and the truth is that the drones have generated enormous backlash in pakistan particularly where th...

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