Updated December 04, 2009
FOXNews.com
The decision to expand the CIA program within Pakistan corresponds with the president’s announcement Tuesday to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.
The White House has approved an expansion of the CIA’s drone program in Pakistan, Fox News has confirmed.
The U.S. has used drones to kill a dozen Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives, including those linked to direct attacks on U.S. and British targets, within the last year.
Officials told Fox News on Friday that they see the program as one of the primary tools in targeting Al Qaeda — specifically the terrorist network’s leaders hiding in tribal areas of Pakistan. More….