*shaking head* And who are the jihadists?

U.S. and Iraqi forces hope to use the same techniques if they drive Sunni militants from Fallujah. American commanders have assembled a force of Marines, Army soldiers and U.S.-trained Iraqi fighters around Fallujah, a major insurgent base 40 miles west of Baghdad.

They are awaiting orders from interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi to launch an all-out assault.

Col. Gary Brandl voiced his troops' determination: "The enemy has got a face. He's called Satan. He's in Fallujah and we're going to destroy him."

Satan? Really? Are you sure that's the language you want to use when dealing with people who refer to the U.S. as the "Great Satan"? And since when is Allawi calling the shots?

And not to encourage fashioning tinfoil hats, but....