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- adjective In favour of a
military solution to apolitical problem
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Examples
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And yet, due to the pressure of the pro-war lobby, it is diplomacy that is barely on the table, while war, always the direst option, is front and center.
MJ Rosenberg: After Iraq Success, Neocons Push Iran War MJ Rosenberg 2012
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Of course, utilizing an analogy to justify killing people is horribly crude and stupid, but par for the course from the pro-war crowd .. roublen Says:
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There is no doubt in my mind that the primary challenge to pro-war Democrat Joe Lieberman in 2006 helped inspire an entire movement to throw war-mongering politicians out of office later that year and again in 2008.
Tom Matzzie: You Ended the War in Iraq Tom Matzzie 2011
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How about President Obama just agreeing to talk — for once without conditions dictated by the pro-war lobby.
MJ Rosenberg: After Iraq Success, Neocons Push Iran War MJ Rosenberg 2012
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And yet, due to the pressure of the pro-war lobby, it is diplomacy that is barely on the table, while war, always the direst option, is front and center.
MJ Rosenberg: After Iraq Success, Neocons Push Iran War MJ Rosenberg 2012
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There is no doubt in my mind that the primary challenge to pro-war Democrat Joe Lieberman in 2006 helped inspire an entire movement to throw war-mongering politicians out of office later that year and again in 2008.
Tom Matzzie: You Ended the War in Iraq Tom Matzzie 2011
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Even though we may know in our heads that we're one of many, many tens of thousands actively engaged in the struggle to end the war, sitting alone in a room with a laptop while the news media blare endless loaded stories and spin from pro-war officials and intellectuals, it's hard to feel the power we've built together.
Derrick Crowe: Rethink the Cost of War With Us on March 12 Derrick Crowe 2011
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As the DNC resolution and growing Republican restlessness on shows, the platitudes offered by the pro-war faction are wearing thin.
Derrick Crowe: Rethink the Cost of War With Us on March 12 Derrick Crowe 2011
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All these violent, pro-gun, pro-war, hate-filled, intolerant “pro-lifers” have as much credibility as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Karl Rove, George W. Bush, and Dick Cheney, their “heroes”.
Think Progress » Obama bumper sticker fuels violent political road rage in Tennessee. 2010
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How about President Obama just agreeing to talk — for once without conditions dictated by the pro-war lobby.
MJ Rosenberg: After Iraq Success, Neocons Push Iran War MJ Rosenberg 2012
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