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I'm with you, in that I'd like the Halo games to have more moral dilemmas, but (IMO) it's hard to factor in a decision-making device into a war between humanity and an alien hodge-podge. If humanity had started the Human-Covie War by a show of force for whatever reason, than that would be the window for Bungie to make the player think about why and what they are doing. But since the War was started to basically cover-up a plot hole in the Covenant's religion that could (in Truth's eyes) destroy the Covenant, the only real chance for moral questioning could come from the Covie's side, since humanity is fighting for survival.
This actually happens in 'The Cole Protocol' when one of the Elites (Zhar, I think) begins questioning the Prophets actual importance and potency in the Covenant. After seeing the Prophet's contradicting machinations and plans, he no longer believes in their claim to be the voice of the Covenant, and is killed fighting over this belief.
Not to mention, Halo 2 was a good example of all of this. The Arbiter is betrayed at the hands of Tartarus, and by the Prophets, and is practically thrown into the Covenant Civil War.
If Bungie really wanted to make a game dealing with morals, a good setting would be after Halo 3, in a the midst of a flimsy Human-Sanghelli Alliance.