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Congress clashes with Obama nominees over drone concerns

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    Basile Smikle Jr and Liz Peek debate the Republican’s strategy on Capitol Hill

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Liz eight -- it's -- all of the thing I think when you see -- the reflexive thing is wait wait.

The conservatives and I was saying that we shouldn't be doing all the things we did under the Bush Administration when Dick Cheney was doing them that was fine now as president -- -- not have thought.

Well I think it's paid back right I mean every time that that President Bush did something.

-- that struck ACLU types as.

Contrary to our -- -- whatever they -- down his -- the media followed and certainly Democrats couldn't wait to.

And you know not come around four.

Aggressive pursuit of the bad guys so now.

Who you know this is it which is worse waterboarding three people which I think was a total extent of the water boarding episode drill up under the Bush Administration.

Or not you know killing Americans without any.

They intentionally I should say killing Americans outside the country without any authority whatsoever and that's kind of what's happened on the Obama administration so -- they got us a little bit is is paid back and I think.

-- the stepping back from that though I know some and is in the military who is very concerned about.

The sort of wanton use of drones that unintended consequences of some of those attacks the and -- in terms of attack of this you know targeting Americans.

Where did we stop on that so do we have assassins I think that's against the law and I mean this I.

I think it is a little bit of trouble -- your -- worried about this I'm a little worried about it in front -- -- I wonder.

Just from strategic standpoint does the president actually have to choose -- he wants more people or -- -- -- -- could address it's there because you know.

There -- Democrats or Republicans that don't like eagle as well but the question is how does it it's a question of intensity.

And to -- I think this particular nomination is one that.

The prison's gonna have to use a lot of political capital right or more than far more than -- -- And I think it will require.

Him.

To go a little further into conversation he does not want to have really at this point.

It's so as we're talking about credible all of these issues with its drone strikes have been immigration reform solid support.

You know that the real question is we're is the president going to put most of his political -- and how it.

He is he really going to be able to Marshal some of the democratic supporters that Harrison in the senate.

To get to get some of this work starts and he's he's -- danger of becoming a Jack we'll treat the master and -- All right about drug use weighing in on this this Cherry Jones says the -- that comes out about the drone program under this president the more it makes me fear.

This seemingly increasing power of the executive front.

Brian Conley says that an individual citizen or not was making war -- the United States.

Should be able to be sent to all into a world without and big Vinny says drug -- -- point and click.

Welcome to the future.

Come and enjoy -- -- happens and the president decides to use of drone in this country -- -- -- they're already up that barrel -- I don't know if you're watching soul at time.

All right got great chat with chat chatting with you Pavel please -- -- I don't care how good to have you here as always thanks you don't know is such a range of subjects.