It shows, for example, that the operational agencies of the National Security Council — meaning the Defense Department and the C.I.A. 2 officials at national security departments and agencies. President Obama issued the 18-page set of rules, sometimes called the drone strike “playbook” but formally known as the Presidential Policy Guidance, in May 2013. If they disagree, or if the person to be targeted is an American citizen, the matter must go to the president for a decision. In 2012, the president directed his administration to tighten procedures and standards, resulting in his May 2013 Presidential Policy Guidance and a major national security speech at National Defense University.

Source: New York Times August 06, 2016 19:18 UTC