There will be massive efforts to discredit Joe. But few have fought as bravely for the US - and suffered personal loss - as Joe has. Beware of the chicken-hawks who will try to drag the name of this American hero through the mud.

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There will be massive efforts to discredit Joe. But few have fought as bravely for the US - and suffered personal loss - as Joe has. Beware of the chicken-hawks who will try to drag the name of this American hero through the mud. "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."

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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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