"The rapid breakdown of Hussein's forces left U.S. commanders confused as to what to do next. War planners mapping out a final assault on Baghdad on Wednesday morning abandoned their work that night after crowds took to the streets and the government collapsed. They turned their attention to Kirkuk Thursday, only to find themselves again behind events. Today they had little left to think about but Tikrit, and now that, too, may prove moot."
If they fight us, the plan failed. If they don't, we're "confused as to what to do."