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Give the families of Fallujah 48 hours to leave the town. Inspect those leaving for weapons, and then level the place as a warning to those who want to burn, kill, or harm in any way the presence of American military in other sections of Iraq and the Arab world generally.

I am sick and tired of seeing our military getting their ass kicked, because American politicians don't want to admit that real war means civilian deaths.

Remember the devastation of England by Germany V2 rockets? There was indiscriminate bombing of civilian targets. Remember the annihilation of Dresden, Germany - a civilian population almost wiped off the map because of day and night bombing by American and British forces?

The whole idea of a 'civil' war is absurd on its face. We started it with our financing the war crimes trials of Yugoslavia's elected politicians. The trials have proven to be a world class joke. There can be no such thing as a 'civil' war, because war is a kill or be killed proposition. The guy with the biggest club wins. How he wins is akin to second guessing how a club may be used. As nearly as possible, civilian populations are immune to military force. However, where, as in the present case, a civilian population supports and hides an armed force, that population must be held responsible for the consequences of their active role in protecting our enemy.

Burn Fallujah to the ground. It is an enemy stronghold, protected by local civilians. American patrols are easy game. Procrastination of this end result is unacceptable.

"Give the families of Fallujah 48 hours to leave the town. Inspect those leaving for weapons, and then level the place as a warning to those who want to burn, kill, or harm in any way the presence of American military in other sections of Iraq and the Arab world generally."

From the things I have read of the history of the middle east, they would understand this more than us trying to make nice. We've tried the carrot, now its time for the stick.