Joe Kent, as head of Counter-Terrorism would likely have had access to the findings of a broad range of the many official secret intelligence networks, such as Naval Intelligence, N.S.A., C.I.A., et cetera, somewhat similar to Tulsi Gabbard who gathers intel from all such sources. Remember that Tulsi Gabbard, before the balloon went up, stated that Iran posed no nuclear threat to the U.S. based upon the official sources of intelligence, thus contradicting claims already made by Trump. Of course when publicly attacked by Trump on this point she very quickly back-pedalled by suggesting U.S. Intelligence might not be in possession of all the facts. Which helps to explain her unwillingness in recent cross-examination to reveal the intel available to her that obviously contradicts Trump's current claims. Most of us probably realise that Trump has his own private intelligence network that operates strictly within his own befuddled brain, telling him what he wants to hear. And that takes preference over all else. Ome of the worst things one can do in a life-and-death situation is to believe one's own propaganda. Propaganda needs to be based upon intel. Not vice versa.
