Why President Obama Embraces Drones

The United Nations is launching an investigation into the impact of drone strikes and so-called targeted killings on civilians.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Daniel Klaidman of Newsweek and the Daily Beast, who has interviewed hundreds of US officials about the Obama Administration's embrace of drones as a major national security tool.
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