Coalition troops were shocked and awed this weekend as Iraqis used suicide bombers to attack their enemy.

One US soldier, whose security would be compromised if we revealed his identity (he's Sgt Hank Jenson of 12 Squadron), admitted his surprise: "When we invaded these people's country and sieged their cities, we expected them to fight back a bit, but not to get desperate. In our war games they gave up after five minutes and we went straight on to Syria in Level 2."

When asked about this strength of feeling in his country, Tariq Aziz, Iraq's deputy prime minister and top kazoo player, said "Well, duh."