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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

spoiling attacks

Portuguese translation:

ataques de desarticulação

Added to glossary by Marcos Antonio
May 23, 2011 11:11
13 yrs ago
English term

spoiling attacks

English to Portuguese Art/Literary Military / Defense
"From a military point of view, U.S. incursions during the 1990s were spoiling attacks, the immediate goal being to plunge an aspiring regional power into chaos..."

"The goal was to demonstrate U.S. capability and reach, but these efforts were once again spoiling attacks."

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Proposed translations (Portuguese)
4 +1 ataques de desarticulação
3 ataques de contrainsurgência
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May 30, 2011 17:16: Marcos Antonio Created KOG entry

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- FM 7-20 Chptr 4 Defensive Operations - [ Traduzir esta página ]Spoiling attacks (Figure 4-4) are mounted to disrupt an expected enemy attack before it is launched. A unit conducting a spoiling attack tries to strike the ...
www.globalsecurity.org/military/.../ch42.HTM -
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