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Yes, you can call them Chickenhawks.  Now where are you?  This post was pointless Rob.

Pointing out the absurdity of the chickenhawk meme will be seen as pointless by those too dumb to understand the lesson.

Hannitized, do you really want to live in a country where only those who have served in the military are qualified to set war policy?  Because I think you’d find that our foreign policy would become a lot more hawkish, and not at all to your liking.

I mean, I’m generally pretty hawkish on foreign policy and I don’t even want that.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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A chicken hawk is one who supports war, even an immoral one such as the Iraq war. 
These people, however, would never serve, leaving the fighting and dying to others.  Examples are the many members of Congress who support this war but who would not themselves go; their kids, most of whom are not in the military; the Young College Republicans, who are so vocal when it comes to defending the war but so unwilling to do any of the fighting themselves.
Obama is no chicken hawk; he opposes the war; Hillary is too old, and Chelsea probably opposes the war also. If these pro-war people would walk the walk instead of talking the talk, the military would not have to resort to inducting felons.

Obama is no chicken hawk; he opposes the war; Hillary is too old, and Chelsea probably opposes the war also. If these pro-war people would walk the walk instead of talking the talk, the military would not have to resort to inducting felons.

Neither Hillary nor Obama oppose the war in Afghanistan.  Are they chickenhawks for that, or do you only get to use that argument for wars you don’t like?

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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Selenafan,

I suppose it just escaped your notice, but a substantial number of those you’re so quick to label “chickenhawks” for supporting the war in Iraq and Afghanistan as well, have already served honorably in the military.  And by your own inestimably childish “chickenhawk” argument we are the ones who ought too be determining US defense and military policy, and not whiny adolescents with no experience… like those children who bandy about stupid Big Bird arguments.

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

Pointing out the absurdity of the chickenhawk meme will be seen as pointless by those too dumb to understand the lesson.

A chickenhawk, is a chickenhawk, is a chickenhawk. 

Are you going to argue the definition of Chickenhawk now, genius?

Hannitized, do you really want to live in a country where only those who have served in the military are qualified to set war policy?

No.  But I expect people who are pushing for wars that are controversial and that create situations where we have to stop loss troops who have done their duty, encourage their children to serve.

Im weird.

people who are pushing for wars that are controversial

A troll is someone who only wants to stir up trouble, not have an honest debate.  Some signs that a poster is a troll:
* Dodges questions from other posters * Refuses to give sources
* When one of its arguments is shown to be false, either ignores the proof or moves the goalposts.  Heh. (From the LGF faq)