肯特声称美国与基地组织和伊斯兰国合作推翻阿萨德. Kent claims US worked with Al-Qaeda and ISIS to overthrow Assad.

美国国家反恐中心前负责人, 特朗普政府的批评者乔·肯特在接受采访时声称, 美国直接与基地组织和叙利亚ISIS合作帮助推翻巴沙尔·阿萨德. Joe Kent, former head of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center and a Trump administration critic, claimed in an interview that the U.S. collaborated directly with Al-Qaeda and ISIS in Syria to help overthrow Bashar Assad. 肯特表示美国的努力包括支持逊尼派别,导致ISIS兴起和伊斯兰主义者在2024年底阿萨德倒台后由哈耶塔里尔沙姆接管. Kent stated U.S. efforts included backing Sunni factions, which led to the rise of ISIS and the Islamist takeover by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham after Assad's fall in late 2024. 他引用希拉里克林顿的电子邮件作为这种合作的证据, 并批评美国代表以色列工作. He cited Hillary Clinton's emails as evidence of such cooperation and criticized the U.S. for working on Israel's behalf.