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Joe Kent
@joekent16jan19
Father of two amazing boys, husband. Retired Green Beret combat veteran, Gold Star husband. Former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
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    Joe Kent
    @joekent16jan19
    Mar 17
    After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this
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    Joe Kent
    @joekent16jan19
    Jul 31
    Hopefully President Trump is paying attention to the polling that shows that the majority of Americans oppose this war. He will have tremendous support if he acts now to get our troops out of the region before we take even more casualties, & before the energy crisis gets worse.
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    Joe Kent
    @joekent16jan19
    Jul 31
    Being angry at Fauci or being angry at Israel isn’t productive anymore. The anger is justified, but without real accountability it’s just wasted energy—unless it’s directed effectively into a pursuit for positive change. Trump won in 2024 because most Americans understood that
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    Joe Kent
    @joekent16jan19
    Jul 30
    This is why you don’t start a war without clearly defining your desired end state, outlining how that end state will be achieved, anticipating how the enemy will react, & specifying the metrics by which you’ll know you’ve achieved the end state. Otherwise, you will inevitably
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    The Hormuz Letter
    @HormuzLetter
    Jul 30
    BREAKING: Trump exploded and lost his temper during a security meeting, shouting and cursing out of frustration over the military options presented to him and the lack of progress toward a deal with Iran, per NBC News. A US official adds "after all this time, there is no unity"
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    Joe Kent
    @joekent16jan19
    Jul 28
    The problem isn’t the foreign leader trying to convince us to do his bidding, it’s our leaders doing the bidding of the foreigner.
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    Mark R. Levin
    @marklevinshow
    Jul 28
    What's with all the cheap shots recently against PM Netanyahu?  Is he not supposed to raise issues of concern in and about his country with us, including Iran's continuing nuclear activities at Pickaxe Mountain and F-35s for Erdogan, who is a grave threat to Israel as well as the
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