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The United States Is The First Nation To Regularly Conduct Strikes Using Remotely Piloted Aircraft In An Armed Conflict. Other Nations Also Possess This Technology. Many More Nations Are Seeking It, And More Will Succeed In Acquiring It.

We Will Use All Lawful Tools At Our Disposal, And That Includes Authorities Under The Renewed Patriot Act. We Firmly Believe That Our Intelligence Gathering Tools Must Enable Us To Collect The Information We Need To Protect The American People.

The Men And Women Of The Cia Are A National Treasure.

President Obama Is Determined That Our Foreign And National Security Policies Not Play Into Al-qa'ida's Strategy Or Its Warped Ideology. Al-qa'ida Seeks To Terrorize Us Into Retreating From The World Stage. But President Obama Has Made It A Priority To Renew American Leadership In The World, Strengthening Our Alliances And Deepening Partnerships.

In Full Accordance With The Law - And In Order To Prevent Terrorist Attacks On The United States And To Save American Lives - The United States Government Conducts Targeted Strikes Against Specific Al-qa'ida Terrorists, Sometimes Using Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Often Referred To Publicly As Drones.