For those who are wondering what happened to British grit and courage, Michael Yon has one of his extraordinary "hot combat" reports from Iraq. This time Michael is embedded with a British Battle Group, involving infantry and armor --- but no helicopters! "... relying instead upon timing, terrain, maneuverability, firepower, and sheer audacity."

"In an operation that lasted over four hours, British forces killed 26-27 enemy and sustained no casualties. 5 Platoon fired more than 4,000 bullets before their guns began to cool, and about 15 of the enemy kills were accredited to 5 Platoon. Another platoon captured two enemy fighters, including one Iraqi policeman who might have been heeding al Sadr's call for Iraqi Police and Army forces to turn on their Coalition partners."