A U.S. cardinal has criticized as \u201csickening\u201d a social media post by the White House that mixes footage of the war in Iran with clips from movies and TV shows.<\/p>\n
The post<\/a> on the White House\u2019s official X account intersperses videos of U.S. strikes with scenes from movies such as \u201cIron Man 2,\u201d \u201cGladiator\u201d and \u201cTop Gun: Maverick,\u201d and is captioned \u201cJUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cA real war with real death and real suffering being treated like it\u2019s a video game \u2014 it\u2019s sickening,\u201d Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, said in a statement<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cHundreds of people are dead, mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, including scores of children who made the fatal mistake of going to school that day. Six U.S. soldiers have been killed. They are also dishonored by that social media post,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThis horrifying portrayal demonstrates that we now live in an era when the distance between the battlefield and the living room has been drastically reduced,\u201d Cupich said. \u201cThe moral crisis we are facing is not just a matter of the war itself, but also how we, the observers, view violence.\u201d<\/p>\n The White House has defended its social media posts, saying the U.S. military is \u201cmeeting or surpassing all of their goals under Operation Epic Fury.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe legacy media wants us to apologize for highlighting the United States Military\u2019s incredible success,\u201d spokesperson Anna Kelly said. \u201cBut the White House will continue showcasing the many examples of Iran\u2019s ballistic missiles, production facilities, and dreams of owning a nuclear weapon being destroyed in real time.\u201d<\/p>\n