Rand Paul stands by Obama over drone attack

Sen. Rand Paul defended President Barack Obama over the accidental killing of two hostages in a U.S. drone attack in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region.

The Kentucky Republican and presidential candidate, who's become known for his opposition to the use of drones on American soil, said he sees value in drone warfare overseas and argued that this was a difficult situation.

"The world is so partisan, I tend not to want to blame the President for the loss of life here. I think he was trying to do the right thing," he said Monday morning on Fox and Friends.

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Paul said he's not opposed to the use of drones in combat, saying that the holding of hostages constitutes an act of combat and there's not "due process if you're in a war zone."

"These people were in a war zone and probably got what was coming to them - the captors. Unfortunately some innocent people also died," he said.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a potential presidential rival for Paul who's been sharply critical of the senator's views on foreign policy, took to Twitter to welcome Paul's comments.