{"id":232766,"date":"2026-03-18T15:45:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=232766"},"modified":"2026-03-19T22:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T03:09:16","slug":"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a senior national security official walks away in the middle of a war, people notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s exactly what happened this week when Joe Kent stepped down from his role as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, citing deep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/us-national-counterterrorism-center-director-resigns-over-war-iran-2026-03-17\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\">concerns<\/a> over the ongoing war with Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.<br \/><br \/>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\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/prtu86DpEr\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\">pic.twitter.com\/prtu86DpEr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Joe Kent (@joekent16jan19) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joekent16jan19\/status\/2033897242986209689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\">March 17, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>And his resignation letter? It didn\u2019t pull punches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,\u201d Kent wrote. \u201cIran 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.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s a direct shot at the core justification behind the conflict and it\u2019s coming from inside the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-a-break-inside-the-administration\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\" data-level=\"2\">A Break Inside the Administration<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-not-just-politics-personal-stakes\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\" data-level=\"2\">Not Just Politics. Personal Stakes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-trump-fires-back\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\" data-level=\"2\">Trump Fires Back<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-bigger-than-one-resignation\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\" data-level=\"2\">Bigger Than One Resignation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-your-take\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\" data-level=\"2\">Your Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-break-inside-the-administration\">A Break Inside the Administration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kent\u2019s resignation marks the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/03\/17\/joe-kent-resigns-iran-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\">major internal break <\/a>over the Iran conflict, exposing a growing divide within the administration over foreign policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On one side: those who believe Iran posed a legitimate and imminent threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other: a rising faction arguing this is another Middle East entanglement the U.S. should\u2019ve avoided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kent clearly falls in the latter camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/colt-blued-python-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\">Colt\u2019s Blued Python Is Back and It Still Bites<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his letter, he doubled down on an \u201cAmerica First\u201d approach, arguing the U.S. was being pulled into yet another war with questionable justification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He even went further, claiming the war was driven by outside pressure and misinformation, not a clear and present danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s a serious accusation and one that immediately drew pushback from the White House, which insists the decision was based on credible intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-not-just-politics-personal-stakes\">Not Just Politics.  Personal Stakes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: 11 tour SOF Veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joekent16jan19?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\">@joekent16jan19<\/a> labeled &quot;THE QUITTER&quot; by reservist harrier pilot ltcol <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gregkellyusa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\">@gregkellyusa<\/a> , a man that couldn&#39;t find his flight suit after 9\/11 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oG9ib7zMel\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\">pic.twitter.com\/oG9ib7zMel<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Clay Martin \u2694\ufe0f (@wayofftheres) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wayofftheres\/status\/2034252408310898858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\">March 18, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t some desk analyst throwing opinions around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kent is a combat veteran who deployed multiple times and lost his wife, Shannon, in a terrorist attack overseas. That context matters.  And it adds weight to his argument that America should avoid \u201cnever-ending wars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his resignation, he praised past decisive military actions (like the strike on Qasem Soleimani and the fight against ISIS) but warned against slipping back into long, drawn-out conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Translation: use force when necessary.  But don\u2019t get stuck in the sandbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trump-fires-back\">Trump Fires Back<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>President Donald Trump didn\u2019t exactly send Kent off with a salute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, he dismissed the resignation outright, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/mar\/17\/joe-kent-resigns-director-national-counterterrorism-center\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\">calling<\/a> Kent \u201cweak on security\u201d and reiterating that Iran was a real and immediate threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That response highlights just how wide the gap is right now even among people who were once aligned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bigger-than-one-resignation\">Bigger Than One Resignation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Kent on why we actually went to war with Iran. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ghoSEW6fLy\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\">pic.twitter.com\/ghoSEW6fLy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/2034444911521513660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\">March 19, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t just about one official quitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It raises bigger questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Was Iran truly an imminent threat?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did the U.S. get pulled into another unnecessary conflict?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And how much internal disagreement is happening behind the scenes?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For a lot of Americans, especially in the 2A and veteran communities, this hits close to home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the same people asked to fight these wars are often the ones questioning them the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-your-take\">Your Take<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This one\u2019s not black and white and it\u2019s definitely not settled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let\u2019s hear it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>What do you think about the war with Iran?<\/strong> <strong>Did Kent make the right call by resigning or should he have stayed and fought from the inside?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"joe-kent-top-intel-chief-resigns-iran-war\" title=\"Top Intel Chief Resigns Over Iran War\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Translation: use force when necessary.  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