Lyndell - Heretic

🇺🇸🇮🇷 Joe Kent: CENTCOM could drag Trump BACK INTO WAR with Iran without him ever ordering another offensive Former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent joined me as an Iraqi newspaper published an extraordinary claim: Washington has considered invading southern Iran through Iraqi territory. Joe thinks a major ground invasion is unlikely. But he believes there's a MUCH more realistic danger, and it involves something the U.S. military has done before. “Policy by CONOP” Joe explained how CENTCOM could use its existing authority to conduct increasingly aggressive missions near Iranian air defenses. If Iranian forces target an American aircraft, US commanders can respond in self-defense. No new presidential order to launch a war is necessarily required. And suddenly, Trump could find himself facing a major escalation he never intended. Joe believes this is the most likely route back into open conflict, especially while JD Vance is trying to negotiate a deal. He also warned that Trump's advisers are presenting him with THREE options: immediate strikes, continued economic pressure, or diplomacy under blockade. Joe thinks all three lead back to war. His proposed solution is radical by Washington standards, but remarkably simple. Withdraw American forces, lift the blockade and replace the national security officials who helped sell Trump the original war. Joe specifically singled out Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe. We also discussed Iran's enriched uranium, which Joe believes is becoming a constantly moving justification for further military action. Bomb one facility, and the next demand becomes recovering the material buried underneath it. Trump may believe he's choosing diplomacy while the military situation around Iran is steadily taking that choice away from him. @joekent16jan19