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Vindicator ago

@shoosh: I am giving this an "Accuracy in Question" flair. Dad was a chopper pilot in Vietnam and a "chickenhawk" is NOT a "chickenlover". It's someone who sends other people out to fight and die and doesn't risk his own hide. It's a common term in military circles, especially among the guys being sent out to risk their butts by ringknockers and other officers who've never been under fire.

shoosh ago

from wiktionary:

chickenhawk

n. A political epithet. A draft-dodger, especially in the Vietnam War, who nonetheless currently supports United States overseas military engagements.

n. A common name for one of three species of bird- the Cooper's hawk, the sharp-shinned hawk and the red-tailed hawk.

n. A sexual predator- an older, usually more powerful man who preys on adolescent boys for sex.

How are you sure which definition it's referring to?
Politics are full of both definitions, based on the Franklin Scandal sexual definition and the military definition.