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hotair.com - 11/20/2008

Barack Obama … hawk?

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rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 11/20/2008

Barack Obama, Liberal Hawk?

— rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — Yglesias cries foul on my last post , with its prediction that Obama would end up earning... a "strange new respect" among some right-wing hawks - and that he might even end up bomb, bomb, bombing Iran: A phased withdrawal from Iraq plus a stepped-up ... (more) Barack Obama, Liberal Hawk?

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washingtonpost.com - 11/23/2008

Some in the Arab World Worry that Clinton Would Be More Hawk Than Dove

— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Some in the Arab World Worry that Clinton Would Be More ...

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thinkprogress.org - 11/13/2008

O’Hanlon: Obama needs an Iraq hawk in his cabinet.

— thinkprogress.org — Today, Politico’s Arena asked several foreign policy experts, “Who should Obama consider for his foreign policy and... national security team?” Brookings Institution analyst and Iraq war hawk Michael O’Hanlon said that Obama ... (more) O’Hanlon: Obama needs an Iraq hawk in his cabinet.

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TigerHawk: Is Barack Obama a hawk in dove's plumage?

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Is Barack Obama a hawk in dove's plumage?
TigerHawk — I am buried in links from conservatives who are outraged by every new appointment by Barack Obama, but so far I am pleasantly surprised. It could be a lot worse. Indeed, there are early signs that President-elect Obama is treating the hard left with roughly the same respect that George W. Bush rendered unto conservatives. It seems that lefty anti-war groups are fretting over the hawkishness of Obama's foreign policy team, but are reluctant to complain loudly because Obama is so popular. Which is hilarious, if you think about it. Ed Morrissey hands out a well-deserved Petard ...

11/21: King Henry
Blogometer — ... Obama, while IVAW chirps about meetings with Obama's staff, they still don't realized they're just being strung along. They threw Hillary Clinton under the bus for her vote in 2002, so now they get her for Secretary of State. And they're also getting the Senate Majority Leader who wrangled the vote for the war in Iraq and the airline bailout for his wife's industry in 2001 - Tom Daschle - in the Obama cabinet. ... So, all that Hope and Change stuff is out the window." Hot Air 's Ed Morrissey : "[W]elcome to Washington, where it's almost always a case of 'Meet the new boss, ...