Iraq: View From Baghdad

21 February 2003 The mood on the streets of Baghdad is as volatile as oil prices these days — hyper when war seems inevitable, more relaxed as the prospect recedes. But if and when war does finally start, it’s the battle for Baghdad that is preoccupying everyone, Iraqis as much as foreign observers based in the Iraqi capital. The recent global anti-war demonstrations astounded Iraqis to the point where they…