From Biden to Trump: The Demise of Political Morality |
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From Biden to Trump: The Demise of Political Morality
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For most of American history, ethics. morality and law have served as important guardrails in the exercise of foreign relations. In recent years, however, political morality (applying moral judgments to political actions) has bowed to presidential overreach and political power. We are witnessing the possible demise of political morality.
The most egregious breach may be found in the IDF bombings of Palestinians in Gaza that have killed more than 70,000 people (mostly women and children). Since the so-called ceasefire of last October, Israeli forces have killed more than 1,000 Gazans and have continued their mass starvation policy by blocking the entry of food trucks. Most aid organizations and war experts have condemned Israel’s violence as genocide.
American complicity with Israeli war crimes began on October 10, 2023, when former President Joe Biden declared his unconditional support for Israel’s retaliation for the October7 Hamas massacre. He and former Secretary of State Antony Blinken then directed a regular flow of lethal arms to the IDF for the indiscriminate bombing of Palestinians in Gaza.
Article III (e) of the Genocide Convention of 1949 includes “Complicity in Genocide” as one of the........