Death of a Nation.
I'm not that upset about this "pause for negotiation" as long as our tight cordon around the shrine is maintained. The only option for those inside the cordon should be to come out with their hands up and surrender.
Any "negotiation" that leads to the cordon being loosened and the Marines pulled out of Najaf (ala Fallujah) would be unbelievably foolish and we, and the Iraqi authorities, would live to regret it.