My mind is the amateur sociologist's or psychologist's; not the military strategist's. But two weeks ago I couldn't help guessing that what many described as an April "victory" for Fallujah's Islamofascists was in fact Pyrrhic:

I've wondered aloud what losses might be inflicted in a thorough offensive not only to the terrorists inside Iraq but, depending on the number and sophistication drawn into Fallujah and surrounding areas, terrorists from throughout the entire region. If the "flypaper theory" is in operation, could it in fact be on the verge of permanently weakening the field capability of Islamofascism?

Chester, a Marine formerly in Iraq and man who must be worth his salt for having won Belmont Club's recommendation, sees the same opportunity in an imminent Allied offensive:

Destroying the insurgency in Fallujah will be the second decisive battle of the entire Iraqi campaign. The first was in Baghdad in April of 2003. That signalled the end of Saddam's regime and the beginning of something completely new and different. Fallujah is not only the center of gravity of the entire insurgency, offering a source of refuge, capital, psychological motivation, munitions, and command and control to the anti-Iraqi insurgents, but it is also a psychological strong point in the Arab mind throughout the region. Check out the references to Fallujah in popular music, as mentioned in this Marine Corps Times article. Cleaning the place out will strike a very powerful blow that will reverberate throughout the region.

We should remember the self-indulgent surprise and disillusionment that rang around the capitals of the despot Near East when the bastard Nebuchadnezzar's statue was yanked down and smashed by his former subjects on April 9, 2003. The fall of Saddam Hussein marked the end of Pan-Arabism's mythos, proving that terrorism's suppuration described not the region's societal redemption but its contagion. A challenge from up-and-coming authoritarians, the Islamists, provided a wheezing breath for the faithful minority to follow, gasp for gasp, while they continued to rationalize the murder of Iraqis, their friends and the destruction of their rightful property for the good of fascism. Allied victory in al Anbar Province will put an end to that delusion, too, and the scarved cowards who perpetuated it. The Battle of Baghdad will finally be remembered as an unqualified defeat for tyranny, the Battle of Fallujah as the price to pay for trying to cheat Providence and free men.