I, like the majority of Americans, believe we shouldn’t be attacking Iran. We don’t feel Iran posed an immediate threat to our safety or the safety of our allies. We we believe this conflict will be long and costly and will hurt us in the long run. Today we found that Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center resigned his position out of conscience. In a statement he said that he believed President Trump bowed to pressure from Israel.

As we expected, Trump said he barely knew Joe but thought he was weak on security. Of course that doesn’t explain why Trump nominated him. Joe is hardly a lightweight. He served 20 years in the army and was a Green Beret. Until today he was a Trump loyalist.

I’m most impressed that he resigned because he could no longer serve in good conscience. The existence of a moral compass has been noticeably absent in an administration that values loyalty over competence. Too often I’ve observed previously good and patriotic Americans trade their moral compasses for job security. Legions of MAGA voters cast their ballots on Trump’s promise to keep us out of “forever wars” only to now claim support for Trump. It’s hard to watch.

Trump values revenge almost as much as he values loyalty. Let’s see if he tries to interfere with Joe Kent the way he’s trying to punish Arizona Senator Mark Kelley.