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we can expect frump's gestapo to start going through kent's life
unlike draft dodger bone spurs. kent served in the military
Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center and a far-right political figure and supporter of Donald Trump, resigned from his position on Tuesday in protest of the war in Iran.
“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent wrote in a resignation letter posted to X. “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”
Kent, who worked under the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, is a former special forces warrant officer with extensive combat experience. His wife, Shannon Kent, a navy cryptologic technician, was killed in action in 2019 during a suicide bombing in Manbij, Syria.
Kent’s letter lauded Trump’s foreign military actions in his first administration, such as the killing of Qassem Suleimani and “defeating Isis” while avoiding being drawn into “never-ending wars”. But he charged the president with abandoning this posture after an influence campaign.
“Early in this administration, high-ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media deployed a misinformation campaign that wholly undermined your America First platform and sowed pro-war sentiments to encourage a war with Iran,” Kent wrote. “This echo chamber was used to deceive you into believing that Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States, and you should strike now, there was a clear path to a swift victory.
“This was a lie and is the same tactic the Israelis used to draw us into the disastrous Iraq war that cost our nation the lives of thousands of our best men and women. We cannot make this mistake again.”
www.theguardian.com
comrade stalin
moscow
we can expect frump's gestapo to start going through kent's life
unlike draft dodger bone spurs. kent served in the military
Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center and a far-right political figure and supporter of Donald Trump, resigned from his position on Tuesday in protest of the war in Iran.
“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent wrote in a resignation letter posted to X. “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”
Kent, who worked under the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, is a former special forces warrant officer with extensive combat experience. His wife, Shannon Kent, a navy cryptologic technician, was killed in action in 2019 during a suicide bombing in Manbij, Syria.
Kent’s letter lauded Trump’s foreign military actions in his first administration, such as the killing of Qassem Suleimani and “defeating Isis” while avoiding being drawn into “never-ending wars”. But he charged the president with abandoning this posture after an influence campaign.
“Early in this administration, high-ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media deployed a misinformation campaign that wholly undermined your America First platform and sowed pro-war sentiments to encourage a war with Iran,” Kent wrote. “This echo chamber was used to deceive you into believing that Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States, and you should strike now, there was a clear path to a swift victory.
“This was a lie and is the same tactic the Israelis used to draw us into the disastrous Iraq war that cost our nation the lives of thousands of our best men and women. We cannot make this mistake again.”
Trump counter-terrorism chief quits over Iran war, blaming Israel
Joe Kent resigned as national counter-terrorism center director, saying Iran posed no imminent threat to the US
comrade stalin
moscow
