From William Gibson's blog (via Samizdata) the following heard on Sky News:
"Umm Qasr is a town similar to Southampton", UK Defence Minister Geoff Hoon told the House of Commons yesterday.Posted by Dr. Frank at March 28, 2003 11:07 AM | TrackBack"He's either never been to Southampton, or he's never been to Umm Qasr", said one British soldier, informed of this while on patrol in Umm Qasr.
Another added: "There's no beer, no prostitutes, and people are shooting at us. It's more like Portsmouth."