Damascus: In May, thousands of Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad, chanting: `No to war! Yes to Iraq.` They were referring the possibility of military confrontation between Iran and the United States, after four oil vessels were attacked in Al Fujairah last May. The US has responded with sending B-52 bombers to the region, along with an aircraft carrier, an assault ship, and Patriot missile batteries, raising tension to unprecedented levels in the Arabian Gulf. `If the conflict escalates, Iraq will become a theatre for confrontation, rather than competition between Iran and the US,` warned Ayad Anber, a professor of political science at Kufa University. At a grassroots level, however, few...
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