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Obama acknowledges civilian deaths caused by drone strikes
APRIL 1, 2016 / 8:11 PM EDT / CBS/APPresident Obama on Friday acknowledged the "legitimate criticism" of U.S. drone strikes in the Middle East that have caused civilian deaths. At the same time, he said the U.S. has now "constructed a fairly rigid and vigorous set of criteria" to justify continued drone strikes that kill whole groups of people at once.
The U.S. came under heavy criticism for a drone strike several years ago against extremists in Yemen, which critics said actually hit a wedding party and killed women and children.
Obama acknowledges civilian deaths caused by drone strikes
The president said there's been "legitimate criticism" of drone strikes in the past, but he justified the current use of strikes to kill groups of people
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