Did I say fight to the death?

It looks like coming face to face with a band of well armed and extremely grim Marines has a salutary effect on even the hairiest "insurgent". According to this dispatch from Reuterville, Shiite thug Moqtada al-Sadr has said that if other Shiite leaders ask nicely, he'll consider ending what's left of his mob uprising and agree not to be crushed like an insect by the Big Green Shithammer.