But for several days, it was my impression that the procedures were executed correctly and that we struck a target that we thought was an enemy. There was a mistake made. It's a tragic mistake. And we lied to the American people for five days. And all these families. We were lying. Though, Congressman, lying implies we were intentionally trying to deceive. That is not what I know. That's not what I was doing. (05:54–05:57)
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Asserts that the American people were misled for five days regarding the drone strike.
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