Posted on 03/17/2026 7:16:12 AM PDT by TexasGunLover
Donald Trump's top counterterrorism official has resigned in protest over the Iran war, accusing Israel and its 'powerful American lobby' of pressuring the US into a conflict he says was built on lies.
Joseph Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said Iran posed no imminent threat and the war was started 'due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,' adding: 'I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war.'
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Bye.
Good. There is no use for weak men in this administration, especially during war.
Iran was a perpetual threat to Israel. When Israel attacked Iran, we knew Iran would attack US bases in the ME because they have done it in the past.
Joseph Clay Kent (born April 11, 1980) is an American politician, former United States Army warrant officer, and former Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officer who served as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center from 2025 to 2026. A member of the Republican Party, Kent was the Republican candidate in the United States House of Representatives election for Washington’s third congressional district in 2022 and 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Kent
Not onboard then overboard with you
Good to know there is at least one serving official with a sense of honor.
Another anti-Semitic political puke.
AMF!
I guess Tucker Carlson successfully convinced him.
With regard to delivery of nuclear ICBMs, what is "imminent"?
[Curly Bill] well, bye [/Curly Bill]
Per Wiki
Joseph Clay Kent (born April 11, 1980) is an American politician, former United States Army warrant officer, and former Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officer who served as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center from 2025 to 2026. A member of the Republican Party, Kent was the Republican candidate in the United States House of Representatives election for Washington’s third congressional district in 2022 and 2024.(Lost both times)
Kent enlisted in the 75th Ranger Regiment and applied for the Special Forces before the September 11 attacks. He served eleven combat tours, primarily in Iraq, and retired in 2018, becoming a paramilitary officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. In January 2019, Kent’s wife Shannon was killed in a suicide bombing in Manbij, Syria. He became involved in political advocacy after Shannon’s death.
We’ve been at this for weeks now....why wait until now?
AMF
How was this traitor not expunged a year ago? He certainly will be found to have a history of being a squishy pos.
Explain that.
Well, the world can always use another bartender
Amen. Joe Kent is a good man.
This guy might be just the first among a flood of departures from this administration over this fiasco.
I’ll be surprised if Tulsi Gabbard is still there after Memorial Day.
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