Iraq should back Syria's uprising

My latest article in the Guardian.

Leaving Basra to the bandits

I was once "randomly" stopped at Heathrow airport after coming back from the Middle East and my passport had visas from several countries "where bad things happen" and was asked what I thought of British troops in Iraq. Maybe the officer thought my answer to that question would somehow determine how likely it was that I would be involved in terrorist activities. I can now simply refer them to this article if I randomly get asked that random question after a random trip to the Middle East.