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This is a boa constrictor that is biting off one piece at a time and is basically trying to choke the entire country. – Cedric Leighton	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I'll give you an analogy of that of a giant boa constrictor, that basically squeezes you, chokes you and it swallows you, and that's what we're going to do the D.C. – Bob Bolus	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Short of launching a shock and awe campaign which would be overwhelming in its breadth and scale there's not a lot else the US and its allies can do other than tighten the constrictor grip on the North. – Alex Neill	Found on CNN 7 years ago
The fight for Fallujah is ongoing. Right now the Iraqi Security Forces are approaching Fallujah from three directions, essentially, they encircle the city, almost like a boa constrictor, and they will then squeeze in closer and closer into that city until eventually they are able to finally clear it, as we saw in Ramadi. – Steve Warren	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Essentially, they encircle the city, almost like a boa constrictor, and they will then squeeze in closer and closer into that city until eventually they are able to finally clear it, as we saw in Ramadi. – Steve Warren	Found on CNN 8 years ago
They encircle the city almost like a boa constrictor. – Steve Warren	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Here is an artificial city which has been pumped up under forced draught, inflated like a balloon, stuffed with rural humanity like a goose with corn...endeavoring to eat up this too rapid avalanche of anthropoids, the sunshine metropolis heaves and strains, sweats and becomes pop-eyed, like a young boa constrictor trying to swallow a goat. It has never imparted an urban character to its incoming population for the simple reason that it has never had any character to impart. On the other hand, the place has the manners, culture and general outlook of a huge country village. – Morrow Mayo	added by anonymous 13 years ago

This is a boa constrictor that is biting off one piece at a time and is basically trying to choke the entire country.

– Cedric Leighton

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I'll give you an analogy of that of a giant boa constrictor, that basically squeezes you, chokes you and it swallows you, and that's what we're going to do the D.C.

– Bob Bolus

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Short of launching a shock and awe campaign which would be overwhelming in its breadth and scale there's not a lot else the US and its allies can do other than tighten the constrictor grip on the North.

– Alex Neill

Found on CNN
7 years ago

The fight for Fallujah is ongoing. Right now the Iraqi Security Forces are approaching Fallujah from three directions, essentially, they encircle the city, almost like a boa constrictor, and they will then squeeze in closer and closer into that city until eventually they are able to finally clear it, as we saw in Ramadi.

– Steve Warren

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Essentially, they encircle the city, almost like a boa constrictor, and they will then squeeze in closer and closer into that city until eventually they are able to finally clear it, as we saw in Ramadi.

– Steve Warren

Found on CNN
8 years ago

They encircle the city almost like a boa constrictor.

– Steve Warren

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Here is an artificial city which has been pumped up under forced draught, inflated like a balloon, stuffed with rural humanity like a goose with corn...endeavoring to eat up this too rapid avalanche of anthropoids, the sunshine metropolis heaves and strains, sweats and becomes pop-eyed, like a young boa constrictor trying to swallow a goat. It has never imparted an urban character to its incoming population for the simple reason that it has never had any character to impart. On the other hand, the place has the manners, culture and general outlook of a huge country village.

– Morrow Mayo

added by anonymous
13 years ago

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