<cite>if one resigns (either one - the right side or the wrong side), there will be no battle. period</cite>
... assuming both sides are thinking the same way, and are genuinely looking for a resolution. Otherwise, a resignation would be the same as a surrender.
On another note, Time magazine named the American soldier the
http://www.time.com/time/.../2003/story.html Person of the Year. That is wrong on so many levels ...