The Obama administration faces growing calls in the US Congress for more oversight of the military us of drones. The US might transfer some responsibility from the CIA to the military in order to put the air campaign on a more legal footing. But the move would probably not apply to drone attacks in Pakistan, where most of the bombing raids take place. Barack Obama's advisors say drones have decimated the Al-Qaeda network and the president will continue to authorise their use. But Michael Boyle, a former security advisor to Obama, says that using drones to kill people is harming America's strategic interests.
