Fifty Democrats in the House and Senate penned a letter urging President Joe Biden to overhaul US policy for conducting drone and other counterterrorism strikes to bring it in line with international law.
“Over successive administrations spanning nearly two decades, presidents have claimed virtually unilateral power to use lethal force around the world and with congressional authorization, killing not only armed actors but also innocent civilians — even American citizens,” the letter read, in reference to the killings of Yemeni-American Anwar al-Awlaki and two of his children in strikes.
