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One who promotes aggressive intervention as the solution to international disputes. Hawks of
war
include anyone in a position of influence, e.g. media or political figures. Contrast with
dove
, which describes a person who seeks peace.
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Hmmm
. Though
I'm ashamed to admit it
,
I actually learned something
in
US History
. If you
capitalize
the
phrase
"
war hawk
", you'll wind up with
one
of the
main
US
political
factions
involved in the
War of 1812
. While I'm
not going to bother
trying to
explain
the
war
itself (I'm not just
being a lazy bastard
-
there's actually another node for that
), I will
ramble on
about the
War Hawk
s'
motivations
.
The
War Hawk
s were mainly from
the West
-
the new lands
.
Manifest Destiny
was starting to
spread its wings
, and (if you'll
pardon
the
EDB quote
)
Canada
looked
tasty
.
They were facing the
traditional
Evil Nation
of the times-
England
. Can you say, "
grudge
",
Folks
?
Finally
(since
I can't remember anything
else, anyway), they were
young
. When half of
Congress
happens to be
comprised
of
doddering old men
more eager for
talk
than
action
, you tend to get a little ....
stir-crazy
,
as it were
.
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