Combined with the naval blockade, a well-directed air assault could force a surrender within days. 结合海上封锁,指挥有方的空袭几天内就可迫使敌人投降。
After the 9 / 11 attacks in 2001, many New York companies, fearing another air assault, put their back-up generators in the basement & which is how they came to be flooded when Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012. 在2001年9/11恐怖袭击事件发生之后,纽约的许多公司由于担心遭遇另一场空中袭击,把它们的备用发电机放到了地下室&这就是2012年飓风桑迪来袭时这些发电机被淹的原因。
And late last month, an American drone killed top terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki & part of an escalating unmanned air assault in the Horn of Africa and southern Arabian peninsula. 上月末,在针对非洲之角和南阿拉伯半岛的一系列无人空中袭击中,一架美国无人飞机杀死了恐怖分子领袖安瓦尔•奥拉基。
Officials said the intent, if Bush decides war is necessary, is to launch an air assault to " shock and awe " Iraqi defenders. 如果布什认为战争是必要的,(美国国防部官员)称其意图是发动空中打击以震慑伊拉克的抵抗。
Indeed, at this point it is far more likely that the U.S. is gearing up for a limited air assault with no intention of moving in ground troops. 事实上,目前看来美国更可能准备展开有限的空中打击,并没有动用地面部队的想法。