The U.S. military campaign in Iraq officially became a joke in 2005 when the U.S. allowed the new Iraqi government to adopt a constitution in which Islam is enshrined as the official state religion.
Just remember, dude ... "Islam is a religion of peace."
Yes, I think we should have insulted 85% of the Iraqi citizens who are Islamic by dictating to the government they were going to have to support, and refuse to allow it to be Islamic.
No.
We may not like it, I don’t, but those folks have a right to set up their government the way they want.
What alternative is there. We demand they keep the government Islamic free, and then there’s an uprising in six months and they topple the government? Then a radical form of government replaces what we have there now?
How does that help maintain peace in the region.
Iraq has been moderate since the government was formed. That is reasoned. It’s the best we could hope for in this region.