and the demonstrations against british troops basically ignores what ignited the situation; namely, that british soldiers (apparently) killed an Iraqi policeman.
The demonstrations predate the apparent shooting by several days .
The flash point prior to the alledged shooting was the refusal of the police to arrest a local leader, the leader is part of a party whose militia make up part of the police force .
So the British went out and made the arrest instead , which upset the locals who voted for the party , and the police that work for the government (and the party) of which the leader was a member and local representative .
Its all so simple really isn't it .
Has the quagmire turned into quicksand yet ?