The Biden administration rolling back yet another Trump-era policy regarding national security. Biden has ordered temporary limits on drone strikes outside war zones while reviewing “legal and policy frameworks governing these matters” according to Nation Security Council official Emily Horne.
Fox News reports:
“The purpose of the interim guidance is to ensure the President has full visibility on proposed significant actions into these areas while the National Security Council staff lead a thorough interagency review of the extant authorizations and delegations of Presidential authority with respect to these matters,” Horne said.
Horne told Fox News that Biden’s review “is now underway and will include an examination of the legal and policy frameworks governing these matters.”
“This review includes an examination of previous approaches in the context of evolving counterterrorism threats in order to refine our approach going forward. In addition, the review will seek to ensure appropriate transparency measures,” Horne said.
Horne noted that it “would be premature to anticipate specific recommendations that will result from this NSC-led interagency process.”
Military and CIA must first see White House approval before attempting missions against suspects in places where the U.S. military has a limited number of troops. During the Trump administration, the military didn’t need that approval, however did require approval from the U.S. ambassador with oversight of the country in question.