WASHINGTON The Obama administration refuses to back Egypts attacks against the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL), which were launched after the jihadist group savagely beheaded 21 Egyptian Christians. On Wednesday, a reporter asked Rear Adm. John Kirby, the outgoing Pentagon press secretary, Do you support Egypts right to bomb ISIS targets in the wake of the Christian Coptics being killed? We arent taking a position here in the Pentagon on these recent strikes by Egypt
we werent notified ahead of time. We didnt participate or support them in any way, and were not taking a position on it, ...