hawks and doves

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hawks and doves

Respectively, those who favor or support aggressive military action, especially regarding foreign policy, versus those who are inclined to more peaceful, diplomatic solutions. After the terrorist attacks, the hawks in Congress demanded a unilateral attack on the foreign nation, while the doves among them maintained that diplomatic sanctions would be effective for the time being.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
HalİL	-	Turkish
SiniŠA	-	Croatian, Serbian
Ransom	['rænsəm]
Sophie	['səufi]
Sofia	zo-FEE-ah (German), so-FEE-ah (Italian), soo-FEE-ə (Portuguese), SO-fee-ah (Finnish)	Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Slovak, Romanian
&Aelig;Thelwine	-	Anglo-Saxon