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.
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