[expatpat]

I was referring to the urban house-to-house fighting; the encirclement is Baghdad-specific.

[JennysCool]

I was referring to the urban house-to-house fighting

Goin' out on a little limb here, but I'm thinking this all ends before it gets to that point. We've already had lots of fleeting stories about surreptitious surrnder negotiations. The Iraqis -- the smart ones -- have to realize the goodies they get by surrender are astonishingly huge compared to the -- err, nothing -- they get out of interminable, wearying battle.