“Which is more important, the security of the United States or the security of an Iran-friendly Muslim regime created by the State Department? “
No, the U.S. did not create the pro-western democratic goverment of Iraq. The Iraqis freely choose this during the elections. The pretext of your arguement abides by the isolationist mindset of the left, that what goes on over there does not threaten the security of the U.S. Is this an accuate interpretation of your views, or do you believe that success in Iraq is vital to the security of the U.S.?
What they voted for was a Muslim constitution that places Islam as the highest law. Allowing “democracy!” to reign was a mistake. “Democracy!” leads to tyranny every time. The Founding Fathers knew that.
“The pretext of your arguement abides by the isolationist mindset of the left, that what goes on over there does not threaten the security of the U.S. Is this an accuate interpretation of your views, or do you believe that success in Iraq is vital to the security of the U.S.?”
“Isolationist mindset of the left” - that’d be the traditional Republican position, then. Iraq is less important than the immediate security of the United States. In fact, if the the real enemy is not actually engaged, instead of this nibbling around the edges of the war, Iraq will be remembered just as the Spanish Civil War for a new World War II.