Trumps senior counter terrorism officer resigns due to the war with Iran and has said they only went to war because of Israeli pressure, not because of any imminent threat from Iran.

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If that is really the case will this not be very damning for Trump? How will he respond to this?

Here is a link

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4g66r3z40o

In a letter posted on Tuesday to his X account, National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent said that 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".

He'll invade Cuba to distract everyone.

And

"Additionally, Kent alleged that "high-ranking Israeli officials" and influential US journalists had sowed "misinformation" that caused Trump to undermine his "America First" platform.
"This echo chamber was used to deceive you into believing that Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States," the letter continued. "This was a lie."

He's in a high ranking position, for him to come out with such strong criticism and to resign will be a huge blow.

I think that is already on the agenda.

Letter here, thank you Joe

"Kent, a long-time supporter of Trump's who unsuccessfully ran for Congress twice, was nominated by the president early in his administration and narrowly confirmed to his post in, with many Democrats criticising his links to extremist groups including members of the Proud Boys.

In the confirmation hearing, Kent also refused to back away from claims that federal agents had fomented the January 6 riots at the US Capitol or that Trump had won the 2020 election."

Sounds like a really great guy. 🙄

I'm just curious how Trump is going to handle this. The split in MAGA seems to be increasing due to the war.

Brave guy!

Trump will either go off on another incomprehensible long rant / spontaneously combust/ threaten a lawsuit/ or bomb another Country.

Either way that is a very significant letter.

He is now bashing EU allies for not doing his bidding. Yesterday he said he was shocked with how Iran retaliated even though experts in the US had already warned of the outcome. I can't tell if he is lying or is actually really shocked.

Is anyone surprised? The stupid bastard is so easily manipulated.

Trump appears to have only Netanyahu these days.

Off topic but Joe Kent is a strange looking man.

Well that’s a surprise isn’t it 🙄

He can't it's done, he killed MAGA. There was a beautiful coalition of young, working class, Black, Hispanic, former Libertarian/Democrats who voted for Trump due to his promise of no new wars and to put America First. They saw him call off a bomb strike in his first administration after being informed that civilians would be killed.

This bloodthirsty, evil, angry person is not who they voted for. My American friends have apologised and they are so angry, disappointed and disaffected, they're not voting in November. No decent American wants to see their weapons double tap bombing a girl's school and killing. They don't want to see their sons and daughters coming home in coffins.

Trump tied his base to Netanyahu's desires and needs, he put America last and one thing about MAGA they will punish you. He will shout and he will lie but between the Epstein files, Middle East disasters and cancelling people like Tucker Carlson, Trump's cooked.

Perhaps Mark Levin, Laura Loomer, Fox News et al can save him.....
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/poll-israels-standing-plummets-democrats-fueling-primaries-left-rcna262995

This is a consequence of people not being allowed to talk about the influence Israel has on America. Joe Kent is a brave man.

Almost poetic that this month is the 20th Anniversary of the release of the seminal article that led to a book on the topic by Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer:
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/publications/israel-lobby-and-us-foreign-policy

Zelenskky is on sky news now saying it's a good thing if iran can be destroyed.
Essentially I think if they can finish off the nuke side they would be good for everyone.

What I'm struggling to understand is how they seem to have no plans for this strait ?
A commentator on sky or BBC said earlier when in the military you war game and every game with Iran came back to that strait ! They have the world by it's throat.

I can't fathom why they didn't go for that island first and secure that coast land ?

I do think we should help out with minesweepers at least

I think any country that can help with equipment that's passive like mine sweepers should.

How are they going to 'finish off the nuke side'?

The USA had zero plan and is not in a position to secure anything wrt Iran. The USA can use its own minesweepers and navy. And of course those of Israel and their friends in the Gulf. We should have nothing to do with his destruction of the Middle East. Long may Starmer's refusal continue.

Trump keeps saying he doesn't need us, so he should just crack on instead of whining like a pissy wee bitch.🤷‍♀️

Where is he going to put the Marines that are heading that way? A ground invasion is a whole different ball game to what he’s doing now

@Notonthestairs I'm not a military strategist I'm an arm chair commentator so feel free to cast aside my comments
What I'm reading is that joint spy teams are in Iran now looking for uranium sites .
One site at least Israel would need several hours to blow up one site.

Bombing any infrastructure around nuke building would be the obvious ones but hard to achieve if buried in mountains

@Yapper73 I've seen maps showing troops along the straight part to try and take out any capability there to stop attacks on boats.

He says his wife died in a war manufactured by Israel. His wife died in the syrian civil war. That had nothing to do with Israel, he’s a conspiracy theorist the anti semites usually are though..