Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency

Daniel Klaidman published Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency in June 2012. The book describes the United States Government's tactics for dealing with individuals suspected of a role in supporting terrorists who have targeted or plan to target the USA.

According to Michael Petrou, writing in Macleans Magazine, "This book is about the clash between President Barack Obama’s pre-election idealism on matters of security and terrorism, and the more pragmatic realities of office.". The Daily Mail journalist, Daniel Bates, wrote Klaidman "tells how Obama 'had come a long way in a short time' after assuming office.". Commenting on President Obama's decision to authorize the killing United States citizen Anwar Awlaki via a missile fired by an unmanned aerial vehicle Steve Coll wrote:

"Klaidman has reported what would appear to be the first instance in American history of a sitting President speaking of his intent to kill a particular U.S. citizen without that citizen having been charged formally with a crime or convicted at trial."