"Umm Qasr is a city similar to Southampton," UK defense minister Geoff Hoon said in The Commons yesterday.
"He's either never been to Southampton, or he's never been to Umm Qasr," said a British Squaddie patrolling Umm Qasr.
Another soldier added, "There's no beer, no prostitutes, and people are shooting at us. It's more like Portsmouth."
cordially,