OK, I understand the reasoning behind the fact that we wanted to get all of the innocents out of Fallujah first, before the bombs started dropping. But the problem is that the bad guys blend in with the population. It's not like they're wearing military gear. By giving them plenty of time to leave before "sealing off the city," a bunch of insurgents might have slipped through our fingers. It seems to me that in a situation such as this, the element of total surprise is crucial, and collateral damage (OK, innocents dead, if you don't like euphemisms) will be...