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Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die' (people.com)

submitted 1 day ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Asked if Americans should worry about Iran retaliating against Americans on U.S. soil, President Donald Trump responded, “I guess.”

"Like I said, some people will die," the president added. "When you go to war, some people will die."

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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He's almost literally saying, "Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make."

[–] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago

That's exactly what Captain Bone-Spurs is saying.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago

Some of you are
going to die.
Martyrs, of course, to the freedom
that I shall provide