Be a National Security Owl, not a hawk or dove

ILLUSTRATED: Be a national security owl, not a national security dodo.
“Be tough and smart” is supposedly the Democrats’ new mantra. It’s not too bad. But if hawks are strong and doves are peaceful, owls are wise. I like “Be a national-security owl”. In the wake of 9/11, the American people were receptive to raw strength, and a good vs. evil worldview. The notion was that simplicity was the key to national security leadership. Thinking people, it was said suffer paralysis by analysis.
Thinking people can be action oriented, and there are “simple minded” people who are overly cautious. Think of John F. Kennedy and Winston Churchill. They were intellectuals who took bold action. They are the prototypes for a Democrat to model themselves after.