For the moment, much of the drone program, once based in Pakistan, appears to be frozen.
What would the outlines of a more transparent drone program look like?
John Brennan was considered to be the main architect of the drone program.
He'd worked with the drone program for ten years, and this particular one he had flown sixty-one times.
It remains unclear exactly what aspects of the drone program are being investigated.
The military's drone program is overt, meaning it is recognized by the public and therefore only operates where US troops are stationed.
The drone program, for all its tactical successes, has stirred deep ethical concerns.
Many lawyers who have looked at America's drone program in Pakistan believe that it meets these basic legal tests.
In several Pakistani cities, large protests have been held to decry the drone program.
"Is the drone program helping or hurting?"