american strike killed two western hostages and we re back now with the panel. julie, it was clear with a couple of appearances that president obama made this week that he is anguished by this accident and the fact that the two western hostages, warren wine extent and giovanni la porto were killed during the drone strike at the al qaeda compound. what do you think are the changes he will change u.s. drone policy dramatically as a result? i think the chances of a dramatic change are pretty low. you may see tweaks around the edges but he s going to continue to use drones in pakistan, afghanistan, yemen. this has become so central to his foreign policy philosophy, to his fight against terrorism that i think to see a major overhaul is unlikely at this point. but i do think that this raises a question, when he said that we were not going to take strikes
targeting an al qaeda compound that also killed giovanni la porto. the white house has authorized two separate probes including one by a separate independent panel. this is a situation where accountability and some transparency is important. reporter: that didn t satisfy critics, who say that they failed to meet the government s own guidelines. a spokesman for the aclu saying, these and other recent strikes in which civilians were killed make clear that there is a significant gap between the relatively stringent standards the government says it is using and the standards that are actually being made. we welcome those questions and challenges because it makes us better. reporter: the drone program has been shrouded in seek kra
life is taken. the who, what when where why, and how are all still murky. on january 14th american aide worker warren weinstein kidnapped in 2011 an italian, giovanni la porto held since 2012 were killed when an al kiv was hit by a cia drone strike. another american a al qaeda commander was also killed. on january 19 a second strike killed al qaeda s top spokeman adam gudan with a million dollar bounty on his head. he was not specifically targeted. the problem in these and other instances is that the cia doesn t always know who it is killing. targeting only al qaeda leadership. two years ago president obama pledged to scale back the drone campaign. before any strike is taken there must be near certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured.
why, and how are all still murky. on january 14th american aide worker warren weinstein kidnapped in 2011 an italian, giovanni la porto held since 2012 were killed when an al kiv was hit by a cia drone strike. another american a al qaeda commander was also killed. on january 19 a second strike killed al qaeda s top spokeman adam gudan with a million dollar bounty on his head. he was not specifically targeted. the problem in these and other instances is that the cia doesn t always know who it is killing. targeting only al qaeda leadership. two years ago president obama pledged to scale back the drone campaign. before any strike is taken there must be near certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured. reporter: but so-called
we all grieve when any innocent life is taken. the who, what, when, where, why, and how are all still murky. on january 14th, american aide worker warren weinstein kidnapped in 2011, an italian, giovanni la porto held since 2012 were killed when an alcove was hit by a cia drone strike. another american, a al qaeda commander was also killed. on january 19, a second strike killed an american al qaeda s top spokesman, adam gudan with a million dollar bounty on his head. he was not specifically targeted. the problem in these and other instances is that the cia doesn t always know who it is killing. targeting only al qaeda leadership. two years ago president obama pledged to scale back the drone campaign. before any strike is taken there must be near certainty