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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Assets
H? what is the meaning of assets in air assets?
"as well as targets of opportunity that emerged as hostilities progressed. This is very similar to what the IDF is doing currently, primarily with air assets but also assisted by naval and land assets capable of attacking from a distance."
"as well as targets of opportunity that emerged as hostilities progressed. This is very similar to what the IDF is doing currently, primarily with air assets but also assisted by naval and land assets capable of attacking from a distance."
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Military euphemism. I wonder if anyone's done a study. Back when Britain had a War Department and the US had a Department of War, they would have called these so-called assets "forces".
- Military euphemism.
- I wonder if anyone's done a study.
- Back when Britain had a War Department and the US had a Department of War, they would have called these so-called assets "forces".
- Now that we have a Defense Department, they're assets.
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Military euphemism. I wonder if anyone's done a study. Back when Britain had a War Department and the US had a Department of War, they would have called these so-called assets "forces". Now that we have a Defense Department, they're assets.
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An asset is something that you or a business owns or controls and can use that to make progress toward their goals. My largest asset is my house. Military assets are ships, aircraft, supplies, troops, etc.
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