Obama put in place tougher rules on drone strikes in 2013 to cut down on civilian deaths , but CIA got an exception . President officials sign off on drone strikes targeting suspects on ' kill list , ' but operations against other suspected militants do n't require his approval . Obama took ' full responsibility ' for January deaths of US hostage Dr mark Weinstein and Italian aid worker Giovanni Lo Porto in drone strike . Senator John McCain on Sunday that drone strikes against militants on foreign soil should be run by the US military and not the government .
Obama put in place tougher rules on drone strikes in 2013 to cut down on civilian deaths , but CIA got an exemption . President must sign off on drone strikes targeting suspects on 'kill list , ' but operations against other suspected militants do n't require his approval . Obama took 'full responsibility ' for January deaths of US hostage Dr Warren Weinstein and Italian aid worker Giovanni Lo Porto in drone strike . Senator John McCain on Sunday said drone strikes against militants on foreign soil should be run by the US military and not the CIA .