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Joe Kent
ExecutiveLean Right
National Counterterrorism Center Director and former special forces and CIA veteran.
Notable Quotes
"Iran posed 'no imminent threat' to the US and claimed that the Trump administration 'started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby'."View Story →
"I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives."View Story →
"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."View Story →
"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran."View Story →
"As a veteran who deployed to combat 11 times and as a Gold Star husband who lost my beloved wife Shannon in a war manufactured by Israel, I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives."View Story →
"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran."View Story →
"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran."View Story →
"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran."View Story →
"Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation."View Story →
"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."View Story →
"so many people in Washington, D.C. want to go to war with Iran."View Story →
"I cannot in good conscience back the war against Iran."View Story →
"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."View Story →
"in good conscience"View Story →
"A good deal of key decision makers were not allowed to come and express their opinion to the president."View Story →
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National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".
March 17, 2026US National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over war in Iran - Reuters
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March 17, 2026