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Title: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by greggerypeccary on Mar 18th, 2026 at 8:51am ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Trump-appointed intelligence official resigns over Iran war A senior US intelligence official appointed by President Donald Trump abruptly announced he is stepping down from his post on Tuesday, citing misgivings about the administration’s war with Iran. Joe Kent, who had been serving as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, posted his resignation letter on X, contradicting the administration’s basis for launching the war and imploring Trump to end it. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent wrote in the letter. “Iran 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.” |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by LNP never again on Mar 18th, 2026 at 9:56am
Off course the jews run america and those nuclear warheads have been ready in a few days for last 30 years
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by greggerypeccary on Mar 18th, 2026 at 10:03am LNP never again wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 9:56am:
Putin and Netanyahu have Trump by the (tiny) balls. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Dnarever on Mar 18th, 2026 at 10:04am Quote:
Correct. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Sprintcyclist on Mar 18th, 2026 at 11:15am
War results so far
dead us soldiers - 13 (officially) dead little girls - 130 dead civilians - 1352 paedophiles exposed - 0 |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Frank on Mar 18th, 2026 at 11:20am greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 8:51am:
The stance contrasts with Kent’s earlier public posts on X, where he described Iran as a significant threat and advocated for direct action against its military capabilities. On January 8, 2020, Kent wrote: “Trump’s restraint shows that he wants a deal with Iran & his red line is American loss of life & IR nuke development. Our fundamental venerability remains- Troops in striking range of IR weapons & proxies w/ no vital US mission.” https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/1214958438276485120 In that thread, he also shared the following: “Additional sanctions will only be effective if they address Iran’s access to the Iraqi economy. Trump’s responses have been very measured. He has gone against both R&D conventional thinking & advice. This is nuance accounts for Trump’s appeal with those skeptical of our wars.” He further stated: “I personally think we should have crushed their ballistic & nuke capes, but Trump has a plan, he has definitely earned the confidence of any clear eyed observer.” https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/1214960125200330752 On September 29, 2024, he wrote: “Important Iran’s goal in orchestrating 7 Oct was to break up the Abraham accords because the historic alliance isolated Iran’s terror regime. Trump used a balance of diplomacy, economic pressure & targeted strikes to contain Iran. The embodiment of peace through strength. Israel’s dismantling of Hezbollah would have been much more challenging, if not impossible had Trump not taken out Iran’s terror mastermind Qasim Solemani.” https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/1840425323743395853 In that statement, Kent credited prior U.S. policy with constraining Iran and linked the country to broader regional conflict, including events surrounding October 7. Days later, on October 7, 2024, Kent posted: “October 7th b/c happened Biden/Harris gave Iran access to over 100 billion. Trump used diplomacy to build the Abraham accords, cut off Iran’s funding & killed key terrorists. America & our allies were safe & there was less war. No more neocons, no appeasement, Trump ‘24.” https://x.com/joekent16jan19/status/1843402393461182550[url][/url] Those posts emphasized Iran’s access to financial resources, its role in regional violence, and the importance of U.S. actions targeting Iranian-linked figures and networks. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by greggerypeccary on Mar 18th, 2026 at 11:24am “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent wrote in the letter. “Iran 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.” |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Sprintcyclist on Mar 18th, 2026 at 11:26am Quote:
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/we-don-t-need-anyone-s-help-trump-lashes-out-at-nato-allies-australia-over-iran-war-20260318-p5okge.html trump did not know him well. always though he was weak on security. so appointed him to head of National Counterterrorism |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Jasin on Mar 18th, 2026 at 11:28am
Terrorism, China, Russia, Columbian Drug Lords - all really nice countries that don't pose a risk and watch the Oscars.
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Carl D on Mar 18th, 2026 at 11:43am Sprintcyclist wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 11:15am:
Epstein files distraction - 100% (or is that 1,400% to 1,500%?) success! |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by greggerypeccary on Mar 18th, 2026 at 11:46am Carl D wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 11:43am:
And the next distraction is Cuba. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by tallowood on Mar 18th, 2026 at 11:49am |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by ProudKangaroo on Mar 18th, 2026 at 12:37pm Jasin wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 11:28am:
All countries Donald Trump is "helping" with his reckless war in Iran. Russia is openly floating the idea of trading concessions on Iranian intelligence ties in exchange for the US abandoning Ukraine, a geopolitical gift wrapped in American self-sabotage. China, which has long wanted to dethrone the US dollar as the global reserve currency, now finds itself in the perfect position to accelerate that ambition. Iran signalling that oil passage through the Strait of Hormuz could be restricted to transactions in yuan isn't just posturing, it's a direct pressure point on the entire US financial system. If this escalates, and it's clearly heading that way, you're looking at boots on the ground in Iran, draining US resources, exposing military doctrine, and handing strategic insight to both Russia and China in real time. The political cost of which will be suicidal. The only way Trump can survive it is to somehow cancel the midterms. Then you've got the absurd talk of targeting Cuba, which does nothing except signal to Beijing that Washington is overstretched and distracted, effectively inviting a move on Taiwan. And when Trump turns around and asks allies for help, after spending the past year threatening them with tariffs and treating them like enemies, he gets told, quite rightly, to get stuffed. That's not diplomacy, that's the predictable consequence of burning every bridge in sight. This entire move, whether born out of arrogance, incompetence, or something more compromising, has been catastrophically misjudged. He's now in too deep, with no clean exit, and the fallout is compounding by the day. He's not just a domestic liability, he's a global one, and his supporters remain locked in, duty-bound to defend him no matter the cost. At this point, the least damaging outcome is impeachment following a decisive midterm rejection, followed by accountability in the courts for the entire circus, from Pete Hegseth, to Kash Patel, to Pam Bondi, and most of all Trump himself. But even that's cold comfort. The machinery he's set in motion doesn't just stop with him. The economic, military, and geopolitical damage will linger for years, and everyone pays, not just Americans, but allies as well. And somehow, unbelievably, there are still people cheering this on, too spineless to admit they backed the wrong horse. You'd rather watch the world edge towards chaos, with mass suffering as the price, than concede you were taken in by one of the most transparent conmen of our time. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Jasin on Mar 18th, 2026 at 12:39pm
Lefty losers who did nothing, whinge and whine against the Right who is doing something about it.
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by ProudKangaroo on Mar 18th, 2026 at 12:47pm Jasin wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 12:39pm:
Your approach is helping multiple US enemies while directly hurting the US. Good job. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by tallowood on Mar 18th, 2026 at 12:52pm Quote:
Sounds good unless you want war to the last Ukrainian with continuation in WW(n+1) and then plame Trump for that. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by greggerypeccary on Mar 18th, 2026 at 12:55pm ProudKangaroo wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 12:37pm:
Nailed it. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Melanias purse on Mar 18th, 2026 at 12:59pm Frank wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 11:20am:
Where does he state that? Please explain? |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Melanias purse on Mar 18th, 2026 at 1:03pm ProudKangaroo wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 12:37pm:
Just soooooo |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by aquascoot on Mar 18th, 2026 at 3:00pm greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 8:51am:
Little gweg. Very low energy. Fake news. Doesn't recognize this tremendous war. Winning so much Possibly the most successful war in history. The Iranian people. Beautiful people. Amazing culture. They say Mr president. Thank you so much . You are the greatest president in history. Very powerful. Amazing They want myself and the beautiful first lady to come over and be their king and queen So much winning. Our missiles Verypowerful. So much better then missiles from CHY NA . |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by greggerypeccary on Mar 18th, 2026 at 3:16pm aquascoot wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 3:00pm:
What's been your favourite part so far - the bit where US forces slaughtered 150 little girls? |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by aquascoot on Mar 18th, 2026 at 4:51pm greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 3:16pm:
Honestly, I’ve seen some bad liars—tremendous liars—but this one World-class fiction. Just unbelievable, folks. Total nonsense. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Jasin on Mar 18th, 2026 at 4:56pm
He's nothing but a sexually perverted addicted troll of lies and frauds.
A typical Lefty that lives in a fantasy of movies and make believes. A case of the Media motto: Fake it to make it. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by aquascoot on Mar 18th, 2026 at 5:33pm Jasin wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 4:56pm:
Folks, we’ve got a real problem here this guy, total creep, believe me People are saying it, smart people, the best people i see what’s going on Wow… nobody’s ever been this weird before incredible, actually Sad. Very sad |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Frank on Mar 18th, 2026 at 6:07pm aquascoot wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 5:33pm:
Exactly. Sprinty, dnaraver, even armchair are naive tits Karnal and creepy gweggy are hardcore evil propagandists. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Melanias purse on Mar 18th, 2026 at 6:34pm aquascoot wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 4:51pm:
Aquascoot's allowed to lie, Greggery. How do we know? He said. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Melanias purse on Mar 18th, 2026 at 6:36pm Frank wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 6:07pm:
You're not allowed to lie, old boy. Intelligence and integrity, innit. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Dnarever on Mar 18th, 2026 at 6:36pm aquascoot wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 3:00pm:
Very sad excuse. You would support anything from your orange criminal insurectionist rapist god. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by greggerypeccary on Mar 18th, 2026 at 6:48pm Melanias purse wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 6:34pm:
Indeed. I think we can now safely assume that the slaughter of those innocent little girls is his favourite part so far. Why must the right be so violent? |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Belgarion on Mar 18th, 2026 at 6:57pm
Iran has a fundamentlist Islamic government whose philosophy calls for the destruction of Western society. To this end they have sponsored terrorism throughout the world for 40 odd years. This government needs removing and the terrorist funding cut off.
Anyone who disagrees with this is complicit in the atrocities that will continue if the Iranian government remains in power. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Frank on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:02pm aquascoot wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 5:33pm:
Exactly. Sprinty, dnaraver, even armchair are naive tits Karnal and creepy gweggy are hardcore evil propagandists. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by aquascoot on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:06pm greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 6:48pm:
Very sad comments Very low energy. Donny doesn't tell lies, these are premium truths, tremendous truths . They are flexible facts. Delivered with tremendous confidence. Gweg? Weak , low energy fibs, no one believes them |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Frank on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:19pm greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 6:48pm:
You are evil. As is karnal. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by greggerypeccary on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:20pm greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 6:48pm:
Frank's favourite part too? :-/ |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Frank on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:22pm greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:20pm:
Evil shhitt. Repulsive, despicable. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by greggerypeccary on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:23pm Frank wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:22pm:
Hmm :-/ No denial from Frank or aquascoot. Make of that what you will, fellow forum members. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Frank on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:25pm greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:23pm:
Dirty, despicable, lying creep. Repulsive. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by greggerypeccary on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:26pm Frank wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:25pm:
Still no denial. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Frank on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:35pm greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:26pm:
Dirty, despicable, lying creep. Repulsive. Prove me wrong, despicable creep. The anus is on you, revolting creep. (Karnal will come running... he always does when arses are mentioned ) |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Baronvonrort on Mar 18th, 2026 at 10:39pm
The Gulf Arabs states have given Trump and Bibi a Green light to smash Iran.
They don't want Iran to stop their oil exports ever again. This guy was for bombing Iran before he was against it. trump_iran.jpg (99 KB | 1
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Baronvonrort on Mar 18th, 2026 at 10:40pm greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 8:51am:
This Joe Kent? :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D trump_iran_001.jpg (99 KB | 1
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Marla on Mar 19th, 2026 at 2:42am
https://youtu.be/DKU-qVN-j2E
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by aquascoot on Mar 19th, 2026 at 5:19am greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:23pm:
Nobody loves peace more than me and frank and donny—nobody we are the most peaceful person you’ve ever seen People come up to us, big people, strong people, with tears in their eyes, they say, you’re too peaceful It’s actually a problem If And caring about civilians? We care so much it’s unbelievable—frankly, maybe too much. Some people are saying that Not me but people are saying it |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Marla on Mar 19th, 2026 at 5:23am aquascoot wrote on Mar 19th, 2026 at 5:19am:
Yes, you all tend to speak the same word salad. No question. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by greggerypeccary on Mar 19th, 2026 at 6:28am Baronvonrort wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 10:40pm:
That's him. Your DL only picks the best people. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by aquascoot on Mar 19th, 2026 at 6:41am Marla wrote on Mar 19th, 2026 at 5:23am:
What organisation do you work for. Terrible ratings. No one is watching you. You're like an old phone plan people have forgotten about but they can't be bothered cancelling Very low energy. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Carl D on Mar 19th, 2026 at 7:45am aquascoot wrote on Mar 19th, 2026 at 6:41am:
So, why did you reply to her? And, with yet another one of your word salads. ::) |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Leroy on Mar 19th, 2026 at 8:38am
Joe Kent found financial security more important.
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by aquascoot on Mar 19th, 2026 at 8:53am Carl D wrote on Mar 19th, 2026 at 7:45am:
A salad might be all you have to eat once the supermarket shelves are stripped bare. Actually food will be given to the children as a priority. The elderly will be on a long fast. Very good for your weight loss regime |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Gordon on Mar 19th, 2026 at 8:55am
Apparently Kent wasn't privy to the intel, he'd long been frozen out.
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by greggerypeccary on Mar 19th, 2026 at 9:00am aquascoot wrote on Mar 19th, 2026 at 8:53am:
Not children in Iranian schools. Trump & Hegseth murdered them. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Melanias purse on Mar 19th, 2026 at 12:46pm aquascoot wrote on Mar 18th, 2026 at 7:06pm:
Just so. The schoolgirls' parents are paying attention. They'll wait and see what happens. Donnie can sling them a flexible fact or two, it'll all work out. How's your share portfolio looking? |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Melanias purse on Mar 19th, 2026 at 12:49pm Leroy wrote on Mar 19th, 2026 at 8:38am:
Joe Kent found MAGA more important. They've turned on your DL quicker than Aquascoot can ask why must the left lie? |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by ProudKangaroo on Mar 19th, 2026 at 1:21pm aquascoot wrote on Mar 19th, 2026 at 8:53am:
You know things have gone properly off the rails when Scoot is openly conceding there'll be food shortages and widespread scarcity, and still trying to spin it as some kind of upside. That's not resilience, that's rationalising failure in real time. At some point the pretence has to collapse. You don't get shortages in a functioning economy without something having gone seriously wrong, and you don't celebrate them unless you're desperately trying to avoid admitting you backed the wrong horse. And that's the core of it, isn't it. He was warned. Repeatedly. By economists, by analysts, by anyone not ideologically captured. The consequences were spelled out in advance, tariffs would disrupt supply chains, retaliation would hit exports, and consumers would wear the cost through higher prices and reduced availability. Now those exact outcomes are materialising, and instead of reassessing, he's reframing the damage as a virtue. That's not analysis, it's cope. Because admitting the obvious would mean admitting he got played, that he bought into a narrative that collapsed the moment it met reality, and that the people he dismissed as "wrong" were, in fact, entirely correct. So instead, we get this. Shortages rebranded as strategy. Scarcity reframed as strength. Failure dressed up as intent. It's not just wrong, it's intellectually dishonest. |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by waggawoody on Mar 19th, 2026 at 3:02pm
Tucker Carlson just finished interviewing Joe Kent, his first Interview since resigning.
Mr.Kent said that the Israelis are 'out of control' and if Trump wants to save something out of this he had better rein them in, and fast. He also questioned why the hit on Charlie Kirk hasn't been fully investigated, among many other things: https://rumble.com/v77baha-joe-kent-reveals-all-in-first-interview-since-resigning-as-trumps-counterte.html |
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Title: Re: ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’ Post by Melanias purse on Mar 19th, 2026 at 5:35pm ProudKangaroo wrote on Mar 19th, 2026 at 1:21pm:
Aquascoot's allowed to lie, Sad. He's made an entire lifestyle out of it. The Superior Man's gone from bouncing out of bed with a plan to staying in bed and shutting down the farm. And that's okay. Aquascoot planned to lose some weight anyhow. Mrs Scoot's been trying to get him to lay off the celery sticks for years. The son-in-law's been trying to get him on the Paleo diet - lots of witchety grubs and wild berries. Aquascoot thinks he can survive on a bowl of dirt a day. Mrs Scoot's given up, poor dear. Aquascoot's been in the doghouse since she caught him trying to feed the grandkid a spoonful of mud. Before the Don, it used to be beautiful. The Scoot family were effluent. The Scoots comfortably retired in Ipswitch, the daughter happily married to a trendy up in Noosa.The son-in-law had a nice little earner as an Aboriginal-industry consultant for the mining companies - a few welcome-to-countrys and the odd spear-chucking demonstration down in Mt Isa. Money for jam, he said. With the latest turn, Aquascoot's self-managed super fund's in dire straits. The son-in-law's gone walkabout. The daughter's come down with post-natal depression, handing the grandkid over to Mrs Scoot. It's a bit of a crisis. So, when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Aquascoot's gone full-blown austerity. He yells at Mrs Scoot for turning on a light. He follows her around Woollies, taking stuff out of her trolley. He even jumped up to turn off her iron. Mrs Scoot missed bowls because she couldn't bear to turn up in a wrinkled uniform. Aquascoot refuses to admit the cause of all this. He's tried blaming Albo, Macron, Kier Starmer, even poor old Sleepy Joe. None of it sticks, so Aquascoot's just thrown in the towel. Bring it on, Aquascoot says. He's happy to go on a diet for a few weeks, no worries. It's only going to get worse, of course. You wait and see what he says in a few years. |
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