Reply #3: the US Military is calling it a "security belt" [View All]

[maddezmom]

The U.S. military confirmed Saturday that there was a plan in progress to create a "security belt" around the capital.

"There is a plan in progress for a security belt around Baghdad that includes trenches and other obstacles for channeling exit from and entry to the city through checkpoints controlled by Iraqi forces. This is a cooperative effort between the Iraqi government and the Coalition," said Lt Col. Barry Johnson, a spokesman for Multinational Forces in Iraq.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060916/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq