Analysis - The new White House policy, as reported by Charlie Savage of the New York Times, is meant to put limits on operations in places outside of "areas of active hostilities," but it is not likely to meaningfully change the way U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) operates in Somalia. In principle, the policy, termed a "Presidential Policy Memorandum" (PPM), tightens safeguards for using force outside Iraq and Syria (the two countries exempted from the policy) by requiring stricter standards for airstrikes and specia
