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The White House has clarified the meaning of a statement given by President Barack. Obama said suggesting America does not currently consider Egypt to be an ally or an enemy. "You He had said we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. Obama had said in an interview with Telemundo, "They are a new government trying to find its way, they were democratically elected. I think we are going to have to see how they respond to this incident, to see how they respond to maintaining the peace treaty with Israel," he added. His comments also came after the storming of the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which killed the US ambassador on Tuesday night. According to ABC News, White House aides carefully clarified Obama's remarks. "Ally' is a legal term of art. We don't have a mutual defense treaty with Egypt like we do with our NATO allies," the report quoted White House National Security Council spokesman, Tommy Vietor, as saying. "But as the President has said, Egypt is long-standing and close partner of the United States, and we have built on that foundation by supporting Egypt's transition to democracy and working with the new government," he added.

White House on Obama's Egypt statement