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n. - Any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict.

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  • "He will err on the side of hawkishness, not dovishness."
  • Hawkishness is only a problem if it is not balanced and kept in check by dovishness and realism.
  • Maybe, just maybe, the Democratic National Chairman can establish that his dovishness is limited to Iraq.
  • The position balances Obama's dovishness on Iraq, making him more credible to the national security establishment.
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