You're the same coward you always were.
You won't go on record endorsing Mambani for President, Herr Comrade?
President Trump says he's cutting-off aid to Israel at Netanyahu's request, "They don't need it;" so the "left" can't use it as a talking point.
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You won't go on record endorsing Mambani for President, Herr Comrade?
Taichiliberal
Shaken, not stirred!
The Orange Oaf and Yahoo are pathological liars. Here's what's really going on:
abcnews4.com
Former Counterterrorism director Joe Kent speaks against combining US-Israeli defense
Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent spoke out against an amendment in the NDAA, which expands military technology cooperation with Israel.
abcnews4.com
IBDaMann
Probably the worse human in the threads
Yes, it does. Remember that only a very small percentage of the 9.7 million residents of Israel are in college at any given time ($0.6 billion covers that), and only a fraction need healthcare, some expensive, some not ($3.2 billion covers that). $4 billion easily covers it and then some.
You are engaging in some bad math. Just remember that we have a solid need for that $4 billion here in the US. We can talk about dishing out cash to other countries once we have so much of it that we don't know what to do with it.
It really is.
IBDaMann
Probably the worse human in the threads
Joseph Kent was totally correct and he did the right thing. He recognized that Trump was fooled by the Israeli lobby, going full Team Israel ... so Kent politely resigned. His resignation letter is posted here:
Resignation Letter From National Counterterrorism Center Director Joseph Kent
March 17, 2026
Director of National Intelligence
National Counterterrorism Center
President Trump,
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 war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.
I support the values and the foreign policies that you campaigned on in 2016, 2020, 2024, which you enacted in your first term. Until June of 2025, you understood that the wars in the Middle East were a trap that robbed America of the precious lives of our patriots and depleted the wealth and prosperity of our nation.
In your first administration, you understood better than any modern President how to decisively apply military power without getting us drawn into never-ending wars. You demonstrated this by killing Qasam Solamani and by defeating ISIS.
Early in this administration, high-ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media deployed a misinformation campaign that wholly undermined your America First platform and sowed pro-war sentiments to encourage a war with Iran. This echo chamber was used to deceive you into believing that Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States, and that should you strike now, there was a clear path to a swift victory. This was a lie and is the same tactic the Israelis used to draw us into the disastrous Iraq war that cost our nation the lives of thousands of our best men and women. We cannot make this mistake again.
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 nor justifies the cost of American lives.
I pray that you will reflect upon what we are doing in Iran, and who we are doing it for. The time for bold action is now. You can reverse course and chart a new path for our nation, or you can allow us to slip further toward decline and chaos. You hold the cards.
It was an honor to serve in your administration and to serve our great nation.
Joseph Kent
Director, National Counterterrorism Center
There are 13 million people in Israel - 5 million who are Arab Muslims and enjoy full rights.
If we divide $4 billion by 13 million, we get about $31 a person. Your claim that this covers the healthcare and education of all Israelis is laughable - talk about bad math.
And remember - No Arab state allows any civil rights for Jews living there. Of course they don't allow Jews to live there at all.
IBDaMann
Probably the worse human in the threads
All told, there are 9.7 million people in Israel.
If we multiply 150,000 students by $4,000 we get $600,000,000 for college tuition.
If we divide $3,300,000,000 by 9.7 million residents then we're looking at $340 per person for healthcare ($28.35 monthly payments)
That leaves $100,000,000 for whatever additional benes