An Inside Look At Obama’s Drone Program

Target al Qaeda: An Inside Look At Obama’s Drone Program -- Jake Tapper, Richard Coolidge & Sherisse Pham, Yahoo News/Power Players

One of the most lasting legacies President Obama will likely hand over to his successor, whether in 2013 or in 2017, is the use of drone aircraft for targeted killings. A new book from Newsweek-The Daily Beast reporter Dan Klaidman delves into the successes and failures of Obama's drone program.

"Three days into office, [White House counterterrorism advisor] John Brennan comes into the Oval Office and says, 'Mr. President, there's been a drone strike in South Waziristan in Pakistan. They killed an innocent tribal elder and much of his family.' The President is sort of stunned by this," said Klaidman, author of "Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency."

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My Comment: A look at President Obama's drone program.