A visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii will commemorate 75 years since the Japanese attacked naval battleships stationed there early on the morning of December 7, killing 2,403 American sailors. The attack led to the immediate declaration of war on Japan and the opening of hostilities in the Pacific, which lasted almost four years and resulted in 106,207 American casualties.
While Abe will pay respect to those fallen in the attack, he will not apologize for the action itself. White House spokesman Josh Earnest did a disservice to American veterans and servicemen when he insisted during a press conference that the occasion was more important for the diplomatic relations of the United States than the personal feelings of any veterans from the attack.
Watch as Fox News commentators on the Outnumbered program discuss the meaning and the takeaway of this event. It’s true that President Obama did not apologize for the dropping of atomic bombs when he visited Hiroshima in May of this year, but Earnest’s statement aimed at the U.S.’s own veterans feels cold and heartless — a stance that seems all too typical of the Obama administration, especially when it comes to veterans’ affairs.
