Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan on Iraq's resistance to US advance:

"These operations are going on in an excellent and comfortable manner for Iraq"

The rhetoric from the Iraqis are often very colourful. All their statements are spiced with words such as 'traitors', 'infidels', 'cowards', 'rats' and 'mercenaries'. Now they have described their resistance so far as being 'comfortable'.

And from the comforts of our homes, we watch the war opera unfolds.......