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It also saw the institution of a presidential "kill list" for persons – including US citizens – deemed Obama's enemies by a surreptitious process that likely violates US constitutional law<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cia-killlist-idUSTRE79475C20111005 </ref> and most assuredly violates international law.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/07/07/obamas-new-executive-order-on-drones-means-the-u-s-may-still-violate-international-law/ </ref> Having disposed of international agreements, the [[Russia]]n government and others felt obliged to do the same.<ref>https://www.rt.com/news/putin-rt-interview-full-577/ </ref>
It also saw the institution of a presidential "kill list" for persons – including US citizens – deemed Obama's enemies by a surreptitious process that likely violates US constitutional law<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cia-killlist-idUSTRE79475C20111005 </ref> and most assuredly violates international law.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/07/07/obamas-new-executive-order-on-drones-means-the-u-s-may-still-violate-international-law/ </ref> Having disposed of international agreements, the [[Russia]]n government and others felt obliged to do the same.<ref>https://www.rt.com/news/putin-rt-interview-full-577/ </ref>
Def. Sec. [[Robert Gates]] told [[NPR]]:
Def. Sec. [[Robert Gates]] told [[NPR]]:<ref>http://www.npr.org/2014/01/11/261711869/transcript-former-defense-secretary-robert-gates-interview-with-npr </ref>
{{Quotebox|I worked in the White House on the National Security Council staff and as deputy national security adviser for nearly nine years under four presidents. And I had certain ideas about how the national security staff and how the White House staff ought to comport themselves in discussions on national security and military issues. And let's just say that the way it worked in the Obama White House was not anything like I had seen before.<br>
{{Quotebox|I worked in the White House on the National Security Council staff and as deputy national security adviser for nearly nine years under four presidents. And I had certain ideas about how the national security staff and how the White House staff ought to comport themselves in discussions on national security and military issues. And let's just say that the way it worked in the Obama White House was not anything like I had seen before.<br>