war hawks
Advocates for combat
War hawks are advocates for military action or aggressive foreign policy, especially politicians who push for war over diplomacy.
The term originated in the early 1800s for American congressmen who urged war with Britain.
It remains current: War hawks in Congress called for immediate intervention.
The opposite stance belongs to doves.
Bellicose extreme patriotism
- neoconservatismHawkish pro-democracy interventionist ideology
- interventionismPolicy of deliberate involvement
- bellicosityInclination toward hostility
- hawkishnessAdvocacy for aggression
unilateralism · preemption · brinkmanship · sabre-rattling · hardline · expansionism · imperialism · militarism
Organizing for action
- armamentCollective military weapons
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- invasionForcible entry into territory
deployment · strike · retaliation · preemptive · military buildup · armed forces · defense spending · Pentagon
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
- 1812Year of two wars
- federalistsPro-strong-government faction
- MadisonWisconsin's governmental seat
British · expansionists · congressional · faction · legislature · proponents · advocates · caucus
Act that triggers response
- ultimatumNon-negotiable final terms
- threatIndication of potential harm
- saber-rattlingThreatening show of military might
- brinksmanshipRisky diplomatic tactics
tough talk · posturing · rallying cry · propaganda · fearmongering · enemy · axis of evil · national security
jingoism
Bellicose extreme patriotism
- neoconservatismHawkish pro-democracy interventionist ideology
- interventionismPolicy of deliberate involvement
- bellicosityInclination toward hostility
hawkishness · unilateralism · preemption · brinkmanship · sabre-rattling · hardline · expansionism · imperialism · militarism · nationalism
mobilization
Organizing for action
- armamentCollective military weapons
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
invasion · deployment · strike · retaliation · preemptive · military buildup · armed forces · defense spending · Pentagon · campaign
Henry Clay
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
- 1812Year of two wars
- federalistsPro-strong-government faction
Madison · British · expansionists · congressional · faction · legislature · proponents · advocates · caucus · representatives
provocation
Act that triggers response
- ultimatumNon-negotiable final terms
- threatIndication of potential harm
- saber-rattlingThreatening show of military might
brinksmanship · tough talk · posturing · rallying cry · propaganda · fearmongering · enemy · axis of evil · national security · patriotism
- warmongeringwarmongering, warmongers, jingoism, saber-rattling, belligerence
- WWI causesassassination, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Sarajevo, militarism, alliances
- Military Powerarmy, navy, air force, marines, troops
- military brassgenerals, admirals, colonels, majors, captains
- defense industrydefense contractors, defense spending, defense production, defense budget, defense technology
war hawksdoves
Gentle cooing birds
peace doves · pacifists · peaceniks · conscientious objectors · peace advocates
war hawksdoves
Gentle cooing birds
peacemakers · conciliators · negotiators · diplomats · multilateralists
war, wars, warring, warred, warlike, warrior, warriors, warfare, wartime