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The libertarian case for Trump’s Iran war: Answering the critics

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Libertarians have been among the most vocal critics of President Donald Trump’s Iran war, denouncing it as unconstitutional, immoral, and another instance of American overreach abroad. In this two-part op-ed series, however, the Washington Examiner partnered with two leading libertarian voices to present a different perspective: a principled libertarian case in support of the military campaign. This is part 2. Click here to read part 1.

Opposition to the U.S.-Israeli war against the Iranian government has not been in short supply among libertarians. In fact, many consider the illegitimacy of the war to be an already settled fact.

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