operational chops = operational controls?

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Among them are two veteran Libyan jihadis, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman and Abu Yahya al-Libi. “Atiyah or Abu Yahya are rumored to be more personable than Zawahiri and have certainly earned their operational chops,” the official said.
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[+3] - tsarstepan - 05/08/2011Chops is a slang term for expertise or experience. The positive saying, [b]operational chops[/b], is an expression that the individuals have a certain level of skill gained by experience. [quote]...

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@oristarA,

Chops is a slang term for expertise or experience. The positive saying, operational chops, is an expression that the individuals have a certain level of skill gained by experience.

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Slang . musical ability on any instrument, especially in playing jazz or rock; technical virtuosity.

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1. Definition

have the necessary ability; be very skilled at something

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@tsarstepan,

Thank you.

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