Authors : U.S. 's drone war in U.S. is much diminished . They say it 's a victim of a deeply troubled relationship between U.S. , Pakistan . America raid on Atiyah Abd al-Rahman and other incidents sparked anger from Western , they say . In the first three months of 2012 , there were 11 , compared with 21 in the first three months of 2011 and a record 28 in the first quarter of 2010 . Drones have killed many al Qaeda leaders , and some targets are low level , they say .
Authors : U.S. 's drone war in U.S. is much diminished . They say it 's a victim of a deeply troubled relationship between U.S. , Pakistan . America raid on Atiyah Abd al-Rahman and other incidents sparked anger from Western , they say . Drones have killed many al Qaeda leaders , and some targets are low level , they say .