Top Trump counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Iran, saying it "posed no imminent threat to our nation"

christiefan915 said:
Let the exodus begin.
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"Exodus"?

Brookings Institution has tracked ~65 top Executive Office of the President positions consistently since Reagan.

  • No comprehensive historical tally exists of every official who resigned across all U.S. presidencies. Studies focus on percentages for comparable senior roles. Other administrations had large-scale exits that are not directly comparable.
  • No data shows the Trump aggregate exceeding every possible comparator.
  • Second-term developments: There have been notable protest resignations. These are real but mostly not voluntary senior-official “resignations”.
 
Jake Starkey said:
Joe Kent is far almost alt right. He is no neo-con.
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So you say.

Critics (Democrats, SPLC, ADL, Daily Beast, WaPo) highlight the associations to call him “alt-right-cozy,” “white nationalist ties,” or “far-right extremist”, especially during his congressional runs and NCTC confirmation fights. Neutral bios describe him as a combat vet populist. The “almost alt-right” phrasing echoes partisan attack lines more than a precise ideological match.
 
There are many false claims in this letter but let me address one specifically: that "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation."

This is the same false claim that Democrats and some in the liberal media have been repeating over and over.

As President Trump has clearly and explicitly stated, he had strong and compelling evidence that Iran was going to attack the United States first.

This evidence was compiled from many sources and factors. President Trump would never make the decision to deploy military assets against a foreign adversary in a vacuum.

Iran is the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.

The Iranian regime is evil. It proudly killed Americans, waged war against our country, and openly threatened us all the way up to the launch of Operation Epic Fury.

Iran was aggressively expanding their short-range ballistic missiles to combine with their naval assets to give themselves immunity – meaning they would have a degree of a capabilities that would give them immunity to hold us and the rest of the world hostage.

The regime aimed to use those ballistic missiles as a shield to continue achieving their ultimate goal – nuclear weapons.

The President, through his top negotiators, gave the regime every single possible opportunity to abandon this unacceptable course by permanently giving up their nuclear ambitions in exchange for sanctions relief, free nuclear fuel, and potential economic partnerships with our country.

But they would not say yes to peace because obtaining nuclear weapons was their fundamental goal.

President Trump ultimately made the determination that a joint attack with Israel would greatly reduce the risk to American lives that would come from a first strike by the terrorist Iranian regime and address this imminent threat to America’s national security interests.

All of this led to President Trump arriving at the determination that this military operation was necessary for U.S. national security, which is why he launched the massively successful Operation Epic Fury.

The Commander-in-Chief determines what does and does not constitute a threat, because he is the one constitutionally empowered to do so - and because the American people went to the ballot box and entrusted him and him alone to make such final judgments.

And finally, the absurd allegation that President Trump made this decision based on the influence of others, even foreign countries, is both insulting and laughable. President Trump has been remarkably consistent and has said for DECADES that Iran can NEVER possess a nuclear weapon.

As someone who actually witnesses President Trump’s decision-making process on a daily basis, I can attest to the fact that he is always looking to do what’s in the best interest of the United States of America — period.

America First.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2033932810709315865
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ziggy said:
President Trump has been remarkably consistent and has said for DECADES that Iran can NEVER possess a nuclear weapon.
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True, and JPP Democrats are ignoring the fact that many of their own leaders have said the same thing.

Negotiations and bribery have never stopped the Iranian theocrats.

Time to stop slapping a band-aid on the issue and cauterize the wound.

Some people won't like it simply because Trump did it.
 
Phantasmal said:
Because DonOld’s administration is losing expertise at a time that it is vital. It concerns me that this will lead to more bad decisions by this administration.
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And don't forget that Patel fired close to a dozen agents who were tasked w/ tracking threats from Iran in the week prior to the war starting.
 
Phantasmal said:
Because DonOld’s administration is losing expertise at a time that it is vital. It concerns me that this will lead to more bad decisions by this administration.
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Are you admitting that his administration contains competent experts?

In your own words, explain what made Joe Kent's expertise so vital and crucial at this time.

While you're at it, explain why his appointment was opposed by so many Democrats, who described him as a dangerous radical.



democrats.org

Trump Picks Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist with Ties to White Nationalism to Lead National Counterterrorism Center - Democrats

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I'll understand if you can't, of course.
 
ziggy said:
There are many false claims in this letter but let me address one specifically: that "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation."

This is the same false claim that Democrats and some in the liberal media have been repeating over and over.

As President Trump has clearly and explicitly stated, he had strong and compelling evidence that Iran was going to attack the United States first.

This evidence was compiled from many sources and factors. President Trump would never make the decision to deploy military assets against a foreign adversary in a vacuum.

Iran is the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.

The Iranian regime is evil. It proudly killed Americans, waged war against our country, and openly threatened us all the way up to the launch of Operation Epic Fury.

Iran was aggressively expanding their short-range ballistic missiles to combine with their naval assets to give themselves immunity – meaning they would have a degree of a capabilities that would give them immunity to hold us and the rest of the world hostage.

The regime aimed to use those ballistic missiles as a shield to continue achieving their ultimate goal – nuclear weapons.

The President, through his top negotiators, gave the regime every single possible opportunity to abandon this unacceptable course by permanently giving up their nuclear ambitions in exchange for sanctions relief, free nuclear fuel, and potential economic partnerships with our country.

But they would not say yes to peace because obtaining nuclear weapons was their fundamental goal.

President Trump ultimately made the determination that a joint attack with Israel would greatly reduce the risk to American lives that would come from a first strike by the terrorist Iranian regime and address this imminent threat to America’s national security interests.

All of this led to President Trump arriving at the determination that this military operation was necessary for U.S. national security, which is why he launched the massively successful Operation Epic Fury.

The Commander-in-Chief determines what does and does not constitute a threat, because he is the one constitutionally empowered to do so - and because the American people went to the ballot box and entrusted him and him alone to make such final judgments.

And finally, the absurd allegation that President Trump made this decision based on the influence of others, even foreign countries, is both insulting and laughable. President Trump has been remarkably consistent and has said for DECADES that Iran can NEVER possess a nuclear weapon.

As someone who actually witnesses President Trump’s decision-making process on a daily basis, I can attest to the fact that he is always looking to do what’s in the best interest of the United States of America — period.

America First.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2033932810709315865
View: https://x.com/i/status/2033932810709315865
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Karoline Leavitt:rofl2::rofl2::rofl2::rofl2::rofl2::rofl2:
 
BartenderElite said:
What are you talking about?

Do you understand what the word "imminent" means?
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One after another. The threats were imminent all along, judging by the record.

It's chronological.


Once therats are either carried out or stymied, they stop being imminent.

I hope that by removing the totalitarian theocratic regime's ability to cow their own people, the threats will diminish or stop.
 
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ziggy said:
There are many false claims in this letter but let me address one specifically: that "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation."

This is the same false claim that Democrats and some in the liberal media have been repeating over and over.
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The definition of "imminent threat" by the NeoCons who have ceased back the Magat party is AND HAS BEEN FOR ABOUT 5 DECADES...

'...any nation hostile to the US who states a goal of wanting the US destroyed, regardless of their actual capacity to carry it out...'


Whether it was Iraq prior or Iran now, the claims of 'imminent threat' and the NEED to invade and end that threat continued for 40-50 years prior to the actual taking place. And by NeoCon logic the US could have and should have taken that action 40-50 years ago, needing no more justification than they have now to end that "imminent threat'.

It is all a NeoCon wet dream where you align with US interests and like the US or you can be deemed an "imminent threat" and face being attacked.
 
TOP said:
Are they excited or what?
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No. You nuts have no standing to say what the left will do or think. I am observing the incident, waiting to see how it turns out. I barely knew who he was, but since have since found out he was one of you blind ass trumpys, until Daffy Dionald started an unnecessary war. Now you define him as an enemy.
Kent is a 2020 election denier. He believed 1-6 was a CIA operation and the insurrectionists were illegally charged. Nope, Trumpys, he will not be a lefty hero.
 
christiefan915 said:
Let the exodus begin.

"President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the decision to begin a war against Iran when "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation."

Kent, nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate last year, posted his resignation letter on X Tuesday morning. He claimed the war was "manufactured" by Israel.

"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran," Kent wrote in his resignation letter addressed to the president and 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."

www.cbsnews.com

Top Trump counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Iran, saying it "posed no imminent threat to our nation"

President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the administration's decision to intervene in Iran.
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Excellent. Any method we can get rid of the morons in the administration is good with me. When they leave on their own, I call that a win. More please.
I'm not privy to classified intel, yet I know how imminent the threat was. A horde of Jew-haters are exploiting the idiocy of people like Christie-baby, pretending we need proof of a missile mid-flight before acting. That's precisely what Trump's predecessors did, in truth, costing tens of thousands of innocent lives and billions in taxpayer cash. But hey, when battling a 'sort of imminent threat,' casualties are par for the course, right?

Never mind that every single day we dithered, they were stockpiling thousands more ways to slaughter innocents. They could have sprayed thousands of drones at its neighbors instead of hundreds. It only requires a few more lines of code to turn a swarm of a hundred to thousands targeted for maximum civilian casualties, you only need more attack drones and of course, the all-important money and will.

Morons like you and this loser who did us all a solid by quitting think it's fine to wait. (I think it's more likely this guy is just another Jew hating Tucker drone) Not to mention, if he's actually in a position to see the classified intel, he sure as hell shouldn't be telling us about it. But really, it actually irrelevant. Everything a person needs to know it readily available.

For starters, we'd have to ignore the insane dictator's very own vows to build more weapons than ever before, quicker than ever before, backed up by his actions. You also have to pretend that he's ever kept a promise that involves peace, even for a second.

After already having a 100% track record of not holding his part of any bargain, Obama accepted a pinky-swear to do good with the $100 billion+ we gave him. Promises to uplift Iran's people in many ways with all that cash. (An amount more than twice the countries entire GDP) Keep in mind, this is despite the vast resources Iran is blessed with, for decades people starved while the Supreme thug funneled it all into bombs and wine for the expressed purposes of decimating little and big Satan.

See the mountain of facts you must bury to stay a libtard? And that's just the appetizer.
 
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