Secret Order Lets U.S. Raid Al Qaeda in Many Countries - NYTimes.com

This sort of military work is exactly what our specially trained special forces are equipped to do. The article describes that many ops have been canceled suggests that the authority was used with discretion and good judgment.

"Bush administration officials have shown a determination to operate under an expansive definition of self-defense that provides a legal rationale for strikes on militant targets in sovereign nations without those countries’ consent.

Several officials said the negotiations over the 2004 order resulted in closer coordination among the Pentagon, the State Department and the C.I.A., and set a very high standard for the quality of intelligence necessary to gain approval for an attack."

Now, President-elect Obama, will you continue to sanction these missions or will you change our policy of preemption when it comes to fighting terrorist hiding in other countries? I hope you are courageous enough to continue these clandestine operations when the odds are good that we'll eliminate terrorist leaders

Secret Order Lets U.S. Raid Al Qaeda in Many Countries - NYTimes.com