Commentary: New drone rules are a major step, but questions remain
Amid the drumbeat of news about the war in Ukraine and the rhetorical boxing match between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia over that Middle Eastern country’s oil production cut, a relatively big story has been buried in the headlines: The Biden administration has issued new rules on U.S. drone strikes against terrorist targets overseas.
According to The New York Times, the White House is tightening policies and procedures on a tactic that has been at the core of U.S. counterterrorism policy since shortly after the 9/11 attacks. The culmination of a policy review that lasted nearly two years, the
