Liberal hawk
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The term "liberal hawk" refers to a politically liberal person who supports a hawkish, interventionist foreign policy.
Former President Barack Obama (2009-2017) and members of his cabinet in the White House Situation Room during Operation Neptune Spear. His administration marked the height of hawkish liberalism during the early 2010s.
War hawk
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In politics, the terms war hawk and hawk describe a person who favours starting armed conflicts or escalating ongoing ones instead of attempting to solve problems through diplomacy or other nonviolent
Henry Clay, a "guiding spirit" of the 19th-century war hawks
John C. Calhoun, another Southern politician famous for being a war hawk