“Chickenhawk,” indeed.
Michael Kelly notes that the voguish pejorative “chickenhawk” suggests that only one who served in wartime may advocate war, yet our democratic country is premised upon an extant military class not making the ultimate war and peace decisions on behalf of the larger public. (*)
As the establishment Left fails to understand, this world is not a fairy tale. Here evil men such as Saddam Hussein do torture and kill the defenseless in horrifying ways whenever their sick whimsy strikes. Thus exists the need for peaceful men to defend themselves.