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n. - Any political orientation favoring aggressive policies.

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  • Her hawkishness is just a ploy to ensure Bush's re-election so she can run against Bill Frist (Frist?
  • But I think part of HRC's so-called hawkishness is to counter the perception that a woman would be weak to be POTUS.
  • But I think part of HRC's so-called hawkishness is to counter the perception that a woman would be too weak to be POTUS.
  • Your hawkishness is fracking insane.
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