The US suffered its biggest military setback of the year Tuesday in the city of Ramadi, west of Falluja. The attack was carried out not by Shiite supporters of Sadr but dozens of Sunni fighters who raided a US base at the governor’s palace. They were armed with RPGs and automatic weapons. The fighting was so intense, Sky News of London at one point reported 130 US Marines might been killed but all subsequent accounts put the death toll at about 12. The US fought back as warplanes fired at homes in Ramadi while troops fought block by block on the ground. Fighting has continued into today. One GI told the Washington Post, “It seemed like everyone in the city who had a gun was out there.”