To start a war or military operation to divert negative politcal attention away from yourself. Based on the movie of the same name, where the President fabricates a fake war to take political pressure away from a scandal.
When Cater ordered Opertaion Eagle Claw he was playing wag the dog, because he was a very unpopular and weak President and wanted to seem like he handled it strongly.
It is suggested that Clinton wagged the dog by helping NATO bomb Kosovo at the same time as the Lewinski scandal. This theory came about because the film had just been released.
It is suggested that Clinton wagged the dog by helping NATO bomb Kosovo at the same time as the Lewinski scandal. This theory came about because the film had just been released.
by PeaTearGriffin October 30, 2005
Get the wag the dogmug. by herb+cozza December 17, 2003
Get the Dogs-Cockmug. by Ratbag Itinerant September 14, 2009
Get the Dog daymug. When a male and female are having sex and the female is on her period which makes it look like the male has a chilli dog for a dick.
by JRR [Slick] December 16, 2008
Get the Chilli Doggingmug. Referring to something that happen to you that you want to blame on the dog. The dog comes from the story... So there was a boy who got 2 new things, a dog, and a white couch. He was doing his girl up the ass, hit a gland, and she shit all over the new couch. When the parents got home and he blamed the dog, so they had the new dog put to sleep...I.E. SALTY DOG
by Ben"jamin" March 4, 2008
Get the Salty Dogmug. by Joe Bon April 21, 2004
Get the Chile Dogmug. A person who enbodies all that is being fratty. Sometimes used to mock those in fraternities. Mainly used in a joking manner to describe living a life of partying.
by JaKy May 5, 2007
Get the frat dogmug.