https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/09/obamas-white-paper-on-drones-is-dangerously-misguided/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 08:15:28 -0400<![CDATA[The white paper suggests that, independent of congressional authorization, the president has some amorphous reservoir of authority — created by a combination of his general Article II powers and international law (particularly the latter’s recognition of a self-defense right) — to instigate military operations on his own. The administration would comfort us regarding this imperious claim by purporting to limit it to “imminent” attack situations, and stipulating that lethal force should be used against Americans only when capture is “infeasible.” But the guidelines provide Orwellian definitions of imminence and feasibility — such that these are not really limitations at all.]]>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:40:07 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/09/obamas-white-paper-on-drones-is-dangerously-misguided-n100006