[BushMeister]

Can't understand how our forces got caught with their pants down! God protect them!

Well, we're not sure yet how bad the surprise is. It's impossible to know everything your enemy is planning. We can just hope that these attacks will be repulsed with the minimum loss of coalition life, and that the defeat of our enemies will be decisive enough to give pause to others who might join them.

[Travis McGee]

Getting all of the fanatics to charge straight at our machine guns is a very good thing.

Just like swarms of mosquitos flying into a purple bug zapper light.

[ScaniaBoy]

According to Debkka the hardcore following of Sadr number around 3000. Coalition already reports 130 enemies killed in action. Assume a similar number wounded (which must be conservative) that means already a tenth of his numbers have been put out of action.