Deadly Attacks Continue Amid U.S. Sweep in Iraq

"They were clearly holding their ground," Davis said. "This continues to be a problem area. They've got seasoned fighters out here — this is a dedicated enemy that needs to be rooted out. That could take days, or weeks or months. We'll stay here until it's done."

That could be a BIG blunder by the terrorists. They must hit and run to survive. NOBODY, and I mean NOBODY stands up to the kind of firepower that the USA can deliver when it knows exactly where to hit. If they keep trying to hold ground, they are going to get blasted to bits by Apaches and Fighting Falcons, to say nothing of artillery and small arms.