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Appreciations

From Department of Defense, for About.com

Definition: (DOD) Personal conclusions, official estimates, and assumptions about another party's intentions, military capabilities, and activities used in planning and decisionmaking.

a. desired appreciations--Adversary personal conclusions and official estimates, valid or invalid, that result in adversary behaviors and official actions advantageous to friendly interests and objectives.

b. harmful appreciations--Adversary personal conclusions, official estimates, or assumptions, valid or invalid, that result in adversary behaviors and official actions harmful to friendly interests and objectives.

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