From Mr Khalid Muhmood.

Sir, First some facts. My father is Iraqi. My mother, English. My direct family is spread between Iraq and Kuwait with an extended family in Iraq. I live in Vietnam, where I run my own business. My family would represent the quiet middle voice of Iraq. The middle voice carries many mixed feelings. We did not agree with the way President Bush went about invading Iraq, but were all glad to see the back of Saddam Hussein. We feel that the way the US has handled the war is completely incompetent, but live in hope that things will turn out for the better. We feel sorry for the US troops in Iraq, but at the same time feel their aggressive gung-ho nature invites trouble.