 U.S. President George W. Bush vastly accelerated the drone strikes during the final year of his presidency.A list of the high-ranking victims of the drones was provided to Pakistan in 2009.Bush's successor, President Obama, broadened attacks to include targets against groups considered to be seeking to destabilize Pakistani civilian government; the attacks of 14 and 16 February 2009 were against training camps run by Baitullah Mehsud.