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How do you say Chicken Hawk in Colombia?

Is there an equivalent term in Colombia for those middle and upper class Colombians who sitting cosily in Canada, Miami, or north Bogota are the most adamant supporters of war ?

What's the term for those that would never sacrifice their own lives, but want to force some other humilde Colombian that couldn't buy his way out of military service to sacrifice his life hiking through the mountain jungles and muddy villages of Colombia ?

By vladimiro on Jan 17, 2008, 05:46 in Politics & the war.

webmanco says on Jan 17, 2008, 06:04:

Zángano, dedo parado.

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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Sr Tertius says on Jan 17, 2008, 07:34:

Hmmm... maybe we need a specific word for those who favor a military solution but are not willing to join the military themselves. As I've said before, war is a lot of fun when you don't have to fight it.

They used to call upper class leftwingers "Guerrilleros del Chicó." Maybe we should call this people "Lanceros de Miami."

"When the finger points to the moon, the fool looks at the finger" (Chinese proverb)

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Mr. Hollywood says on Jan 17, 2008, 08:35:

I always thought a "chicken hawk" was an older gay man who was into young men/boys.

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Barranquilla Callejero says on Jan 17, 2008, 10:12:

^^Ouch! LOL

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slguy says on Jan 17, 2008, 10:27:

Hollywood's correct. I won't speculate on the implications of vlad's usage....jajajajjajaa

Before you throw me out, make sure I pay my bar tab

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juancegomez says on Jan 17, 2008, 13:59:

Leaving the details and nuances aside...I guess any of those terms could work, if you really, really see the need to find one.

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LaMovidCh(u)eca says on Jan 18, 2008, 01:28:

I thought upper class left wingers were "guerrilleros de salón".

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webmanco says on Jan 21, 2008, 06:39:

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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miamimike says on Jan 22, 2008, 03:20:

They Call theMiami Republican Cuban Congressmen Brothers , known as Mario&Lincoln Diaz Balart, "Vaselino Diaz" They are the Nephews of Fidel Castro! Lincoln was of Military Age during Vietnam but never served. The Father of the Balart Brothers Cut and Ran from Cuba instead of Fighting Castro . HOWEVER, He and brother mario, have no qualms about voting to send the children of others across Harm's WAY into Iraq. True Chicken Hawks and deserving of the Nic "Vaselinos",,,

"Wait a minute. What did you just say? You're predicting $4-a-gallon gas? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." -- Feb. 28, 2008 --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.

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