There are currently more than 7,000 British soldiers in Iraq, based largely in Basra in the south of the country.

The difficulties the British are experiencing round the world is caused by their presence in Iraq. Any initial tolerance has largely turned to intolerance.

It's a Muslim country and Muslims' views of foreigners in their country are quite clear. As a foreigner, you can be welcomed by being invited in a country, but the British weren't invited, certainly not by those in Iraq at the moment.