Lindsey Graham on Trump’s withdrawal “.. I think those that have been in the fight that have been doing it for 17 years, the national security team the president has …”

Trumps National security council: Michael Pence, Pompeo, Mattis, Rick Perry, Nielsen

Kill authorizations: A secret National Security Council panel pursues the killing of an individual, including American citizens, who has been called a suspected terrorist.[14] In this case, no public record of this decision or any operation to kill the suspect will be made available.[14] The panel's actions are justified by "two principal legal theories": They "were permitted by Congress when it authorized the use of military forces against militants in the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001; and they are permitted under international law if a country is defending itself."[14]