For people like me who think we should just kick ass in Fallujah Wretchard has a sobering reminder of what house to house combat can be like. Never mind "we shoulda or coulda", the political decision has been made and it's his opinion that we have not surrounded Fallujah but have put a pincers on the "insurgents" and are penning them into a smaller and smaller area. Good read today. What he doesn't mention is that for Muslims, fighting to the last man standing will give the Muslim world a morale boost after the disgraceful performance of Iraqi troops in the "real" war.