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2014-12-16 Iraq

Barzani’s party: ISIS started digging a ditch around Mosul and Baashiqa

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-12-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 Digging trenches will just assist with after action sanitation.

Posted by Super Hose 2014-12-16 00:15|| 2014-12-16 00:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Digging in for the long haul? Great!

Posted by Besoeker 2014-12-16 00:43|| 2014-12-16 00:43|| Front Page Top

#3 “The ISIS organization militants have begun to dig a ditch around the cities of Mosul and Baashiqa."

I'll bet that many of the recruits from the West didn't think that ISIS did digging. The recruits were in it for the beheadings not digging, Ugh.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-12-16 09:22|| 2014-12-16 09:22|| Front Page Top

#4 "We are not doing any digging. We let that for the Boches. We will ever be in the offensive" Patton (Distant memories).

If they dig that means they are in the defensive.

Posted by JFM 2014-12-16 09:38|| 2014-12-16 09:38|| Front Page Top

#5 A moat I think.

Posted by phil_b 2014-12-16 16:39|| 2014-12-16 16:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Nice - shovel ready jobs...

Posted by Raj 2014-12-16 17:54|| 2014-12-16 17:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Interesting idea, Phil.

Once the moat's complete, do whatever's necessary to get them to come up to the edge to shoot at their "enemy"; flood the moat with gasoline; light it off. Hilarity would ensue.

I can dream, can't I? :-D

Posted by Barbara 2014-12-16 20:12|| 2014-12-16 20:12|| Front Page Top

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