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Have more transparency. last, the programs will be more sustainable if, in fact, the american people have a sense, right, that we're being candid and we are doing things in the way we say we're going to do. we're following very tight procedures but you can't get zero casualties. >> especially in your tenure as national security adviser, you supported and would speak openly about support for the drone strike program, and we should put that out there, that it's necessary. you're saying people thought it was controversial and people won't sign on and be okay with it if it's lacking transparency. ...

Questions and it's clearly a subject for intelligence and armed services committees and the entire congress. >> reporter: senator mccain referring to the fact that this focus on whether the cia should conduct this drone strike program really started to get going last week carol when it was revealed by the white house that two western hostages including that american warren weinstein were killed in that drone strike back in january, the president has ordered a review of that program and we'll see that taking place. senator mccain said yesterday on "state of the union" he's going to do that own ...

People, but they say, look, the potential for errors means we should put a pause button on it, step back and look at how this is essentially death by metadata. >> there is another report in the "ap" today, four anonymous officials basically saying the u.s. is currently contemplating a targeted killing action against an american citizen. this story was strange to me for a number of reasons. one, why are they talking now? two, what is the purpose? three, it seemed to kind of bury the lead which is we've already done this. i'm not quite clear what would be new here. how do you react to that story...

The extent that it has taken out people, but they say, look, the potential for errors means we should put a pause button on it, step back and look at how this is essentially death by metadata. >> there is another report in the "ap" today, four anonymous officials basically saying the u.s. is currently contemplating a targeted killing action against an american citizen. this story was strange to me for a number of reasons. one, why are they talking now? two, what is the purpose? three, it seemed to kind of bury the lead which is we've already done this. i'm not quite clear what would be new her...

This could come back at home very, very quickly, not in a militarized drone strike. the president said he's against that. but using it to target individuals in the united states based on our cell phone. what if you lend your cell phone to someone else and you happen to be in yemen? you send your kid to the grocery store to pick up something and that's the moment the cia decides to strike. i mean, this is a system, and we've heard from insiders, chris, who have been a part of this and defend the program to the extent that it has taken out people, but they say, look, the potential for errors mea...