Amanze Chinonye
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has sharply criticised former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), Joseph Kent, over remarks made in Kent’s resignation letter opposing the United States’ ongoing war in Iran.
Kent, who stepped down earlier, had argued that the conflict was unnecessary and suggested that external pressure from Israel influenced the decision to go to war claims that have since drawn backlash from senior U.S. lawmakers.
Responding in a follow-up statement, Graham dismissed Kent’s assertions as misleading and rooted in what he described as a dangerous narrative.
“He said in his reason for resigning that the Jews got us into the war, that Israel pushed Trump into the war that’s the oldest storyline in the world,” Graham said. “If it weren’t for the Jews, we’d all be safe that’s a bunch of nonsense.”
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The Republican lawmaker defended Israel’s position, arguing that the country faces existential threats and has little choice but to confront extremist forces in the region.
“If it weren’t for Israel, we’d be less safe,” Graham added. “Israel has no choice but to stop radical Islam from destroying it.”
Graham further warned that the United States faces similar security challenges, stressing that disengagement from such conflicts could have long-term consequences.
“I hope the American people understand, we have no choice either. You may be tired of fighting them, but they’re not tired of fighting you,” he said.
The exchange underscores growing divisions within U.S. political and national security circles over the justification and direction of the Iran conflict, particularly following Kent’s resignation and his public criticism of the war.
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