U.S. marines prepared on Friday to storm the Iraqi cities of Falluja and Ramadi to crush Sunni Muslim insurgents and Arab fighters. “We are gearing up for a major operation,” Brigadier General Denis Hajlik told reporters at a base near Falluja. “If we do so, it will be decisive and we will whack them.” Hajlik, deputy commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, said the expected assault would involve Iraqi forces. Full Story