The Obama administration was wrong to release information on the failed ISIS rescue mission

Pentagon officials confirmed Thursday that a mission to rescue prisoners held by the terrorist group ISIS, including now-deceased American photojournalist James Foley, had been launched earlier this year in Syria, but that the extraction team had failed to locate the hostages.

News of the failed rescue attempt came to light earlier this week after the White House suddenly decided to disclose details of the covert mission, explaining at the time of the announcement that a leak to the press had forced it to go public with the story.