Moral Clarity is rapidly being replaced by Moral Relativism. In the Obama White House, the transformation has been complete.
The news media and White House portray the unintended killing of Palestinian women and children by Israel as being equivalent to a war crime. Israel is condemned for taking out Hamas rocket launching sites, which Hamas has located in schools, homes, and mosques.
Hamas is not criticized for using women and children as human shields to protect its rockets and ammunition. Obama describes Hamas storing rockets, ammunition, and other weapons in schools, homes, and mosques as “extraordinarily irresponsible” but nothing more. Hamas is usually portrayed as the victim rather than the aggressor.
Iran is given moral equivalency with Israel in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. Iran is given both time and money to complete their remaining nuclear weapons production.
Russia and Ukraine end up being treated as morally equivalent with Obama showing preference to Russia as it prepares to annex more of Ukraine.
Once upon a time, the bombings of Tokyo and Berlin were understood and the deaths of women and children in these cities were realized to the unfortunate collateral damage of war. Japan and Germany were the aggressors and bore the responsibility for the loss of their own people.
Now Obama releases the five worst terrorists from GITMO in exchange for one apparent U.S. military deserter, and Obama claims this as a fair exchange and a brilliant military strategy. Unleashing five evil barbarians is not a concern to Obama.
Obama’s lack of moral clarity in confronting our enemies and standing with our allies is causing the World to slip into chaos. The thugs and dictators are becoming more aggressive, and our passive President is vacationing, playing golf, and raising political funds.