The Moat in king george's eye

The US is just beaming [sic] about this plan:

Trench proposed around Kirkuk
U.S. and Iraqi officials Tuesday announced a ban on truck traffic into Kirkuk and proposed digging a trench around the northern city, where a series of bombs killed at least 76 people a day earlier.

Whaaa!? This is the New Way Forward?

They build a freakin' moat! And a dry moat at that!?

Gee, it's not like the first time they tried to resort to 14th century tactics.

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye!