https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/03/lew-rockwell/mr-trump-goes-to-war/

Mr. Trump Goes To War
By Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr.

In the early hours of February 28th, the Trump Administration launched in conjunction with Israel a full-scale war against Iran, killing the Iranian Supreme Leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and many other high officials of the Iranian government. The attack aimed to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, but Iran retained enough missiles to launch counterattacks against American bases, as well as targets in Israel and neighboring Arab states Iran deemed to be enemies. Trump seems intent on further incursions, possibly including sending American soldiers to Iran. We face the prospect of full-scale nuclear war.

As libertarians, we support a non-interventionist foreign policy as defended by Murray Rothbard and Ron Paul. Wars are justified only in case of an invasion or immediate threat of invasion, and no such invasion or threat was present in this case before Trump’s drastic intervention. Further, since under our Constitution only Congress can declare war, the war lacks a constitutional basis. Trump has also betrayed his supporters, most of whom supported him because he promised to return to an America First foreign policy that would avoid entanglement in foreign wars. ......