He appeals to Trump to "reflect on what we are doing in Iran, and who we are doing it for" – a clear reference to Israeli control over the administration

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Max Blumenthal

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Joe Kent, a special forces vet who lost his wife to ISIS in Syria after military leadership sabotaged US withdrawal, is the one Trump natsec official with the courage of his convictions Kent, who ran for Congress to "make peace non-partisan," explicitly blames Israel for manufacturing the war in which his wife, Shannon, was killed, and for doing the same in Iran He appeals to Trump to "reflect on what we are doing in Iran, and who we are doing it for" – a clear reference to Israeli control over the administration I know many admin insiders feel the same as Kent, but are too intimidated by Trump and the dark forces driving this war

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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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