[Ads-l] left of; left of boom

[Jonathan Lighter]

David Ignatius on MSNBC:

"There's a phrase that's heard among counter-terrorism professionals: 'left
of boom.' In other words, moving before the bomb goes off, before the
devastating attack takes place. You move left of it. You intervene early."

JL

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