http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/the-legalities-of-the-us-drone-program/2011/12/19/gIQAGpwf5O_graphic.html

12/19/2011

The legalities of the U.S. drone program

Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force law a week after the Sept. 11, 2011, attacks, giving the president power to use “all necessary and appropriate force” against future attacks.



Source: Staff reports. The Washington Post.