Former President Barack Obama has a powerful presence in social and other forms of media. Just last week he took to the digital airwaves to mourn the passing of US football great Dick Butkus. This makes his silence on the current war in Israel all the more repugnant. As we write, he’s said nothing. But as thunderous as the silence is, it cannot come as a surprise. This is the future of the Middle East that Obama, in effect, wanted, fought for and now has achieved: Iran ascendant; nascent normalization between Israel and Arab states in jeopardy; the terrorist group...