In 2016, former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld received the Libertarian Partys vice-presidential nomination. This year, having returned to the Republican Party, Weld is challenging President Donald Trump for the Republican Partys presidential nomination.

Many people would assume that Weld would be criticizing Trump for ordering this weekskillingin Iraq of Iranian General Qassem Suleimani. This assumption would make sense given the libertarian position favoring nonintervention overseas.

However, Weld has longfavoredmany policies far afield from libertarianism, including an interventionist foreign policy. True to form, Welds milk-toast response to Trumps assassination order in no way challenges the order itself or any aspect of the US governments ongoing intervention in Iraq, the Middle East, or anywhere in the world. Indeed, Welds response is evenblasregarding whether a US war with Iran is a good or bad thing.

Weld presented his response in two Friday Twitter posts. First, Weldwrote:

Soleimani was evil. Of that, there is no doubt. While there are real questions to be asked about this Administrations strategic approach toward Iran, today, our focus MUST be on the safety & security of our fellow Americans standing in harms way at a very dangerous moment.

Weld then followed up with thistweet:

Right or wrong, the United States is closer to war with Iran than we have been in decades. How we got here is a conversation for another day. Where we go from here? That is a question that demands clear and stable leadership.

This article was published by RonPaul Institute.

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