First, Perkins has shown that those favoring war were older than those opposed.

The people of the Mississippi Territory favored war with Britain in 1812.

Others belong to those who favor war but see inspections - which they fully expect to fail - as the needed triggering event for war.

That is why the idea of the Baker trip is under such bitter attack from those who favor war in the Persian Gulf.

"I do not favor preventive war," he said when asked about the need to destroy Iraq's war capacity.

I favored all-out war to end the matter as quickly as possible.

When necessary, they favor total war and unconditional surrender over "limited wars for limited goals".

They are not a threat, except to those who favor war and cut-throat competition.

Nor do analysts seem to favor so-called war plays, in part because they have been bought and sold already.

He said the clerics who favor a jihad, or Islamic holy war, have set out to infiltrate party, government and law enforcement agencies.