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Coldwater

(1,288 posts)
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:10 AM Feb 28

Trump warns some Americans may die amid US strikes in Iran

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States had begun "major combat operations" in Iran, warning that there may be U.S. casualties.

The strikes, which Trump said were aimed at destroying Iranian missiles and annihilating its navy, follow repeated U.S.-Israeli warnings that they would strike Iran again if it pressed ahead with its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

Interesting quote from 2012, considering trump has some of the worst polling numbers of any president in US history.




Link


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-warns-some-americans-may-die-amid-us-strikes-in-iran/ar-AA1XfRlk?

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Trump warns some Americans may die amid US strikes in Iran (Original Post) Coldwater Feb 28 OP
predator Whip-poor-will Feb 28 #1
Yep, that is exactly correct Walleye Feb 28 #6
War with Iran will not improve Trump's poling numbers PJMcK Feb 28 #2
Agreed Coldwater Feb 28 #3
Some Americans' will die? bdamomma Feb 28 #4
Our troops Coldwater Feb 28 #5
Message deleted by the DU Administrators Walleye Feb 28 #7
Apparently a girl's school was bomb killing about 40..................... Lovie777 Feb 28 #8
Please, no. Everything about this man seems to target women and girls. Baitball Blogger Feb 28 #16
it was funny when Lord Farquaad said it because it was so farcical. Girard442 Feb 28 #9
This quote? William Seger Feb 28 #17
He didn't finish the sentence. calimary Feb 28 #22
You got it! Norrrm Feb 28 #30
FUCK THESE FUCKING FUCKS spanone Feb 28 #10
No confirmation re casualties - but the 5th fleet command center was hit. harumph Feb 28 #11
In the last hour they're claiming ZERO casualties or major facility damage since it all began WarGamer Feb 28 #28
Well, The Psychopath-In-Chief Certainly HOPES So! ColoringFool Feb 28 #12
..... Tanuki Feb 28 #13
Damn it! SergeStorms Feb 28 #20
Iran strikes US military base in Bahrain as explosions heard across Gulf Coldwater Feb 28 #14
keeping Americans from dying in a war with Iran was his actual job here bigtree Feb 28 #15
Yep, some Americans will die, the he can bluestarone Feb 28 #18
This Can't Be Limited to Military Casualties... ForeGoneLegsBirne Feb 28 #32
The Big Orange Fascist Pig...... SergeStorms Feb 28 #19
As ever, War is a Racket: Magoo48 Feb 28 #21
Some Americans will be captured and/or die. Marcuse Feb 28 #23
Hurry up, my diaper is full. ChicagoTeamster Feb 28 #27
"Our shock-troops might shoot them in the face or in the back struggle4progress Feb 28 #24
Their deaths will be on you. You blockeheaded wannabbee general. Ping Tung Feb 28 #25
Well, at least they'll die to protect trump from the Epstein files. Turbineguy Feb 28 #26
Did he say some Americans might die, or DID HE SAY WHAT HE MEANT SOME SUCKERS WILL DIE? usaf-vet Feb 28 #29
Trump wants your kids to die for his sins Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 28 #31
It's a "risk" he is willing to take IbogaProject Feb 28 #33
It's too bad BlueMTexpat Mar 1 #34

Whip-poor-will

(262 posts)
1. predator
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:18 AM
Feb 28

If you rape 13 year old for fun imagine the pleasure of raping a country ......then comes the snuff part where he gets off

PJMcK

(25,050 posts)
2. War with Iran will not improve Trump's poling numbers
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:20 AM
Feb 28

He’s going to get worse numbers if Americans start dying.

He’s the worst and he’s stupid and he’s evil.

Coldwater

(1,288 posts)
3. Agreed
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:25 AM
Feb 28

An evil old man set in his ways and hopped up on Adderall - not a good combination

bdamomma

(69,533 posts)
4. Some Americans' will die?
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:26 AM
Feb 28

our troops or here????? He's such a sick bastard. He needs to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Response to Coldwater (Original post)

Lovie777

(23,012 posts)
8. Apparently a girl's school was bomb killing about 40.....................
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:40 AM
Feb 28

hopefully, the girls and staff were not there.

Claiming this school had Iranian military occupying that area.

Girard442

(6,887 posts)
9. it was funny when Lord Farquaad said it because it was so farcical.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:49 AM
Feb 28

Still farcical. Not funny anymore.

harumph

(3,287 posts)
11. No confirmation re casualties - but the 5th fleet command center was hit.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:57 AM
Feb 28

From video footage (several sources) - it looks serious. It would not surprise me if some navy personnel and contractors were
killed. This is very bad.

WarGamer

(18,620 posts)
28. In the last hour they're claiming ZERO casualties or major facility damage since it all began
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:15 PM
Feb 28

bigtree

(94,290 posts)
15. keeping Americans from dying in a war with Iran was his actual job here
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 09:07 AM
Feb 28

...as successive republican and Democratic presidents achieved in their terms.

Averting war with Iran was the task at hand, the move most Americans support,and Trump predictably screwed that up to serve his own petty interests in covering for his own election interference which far outstrips anything Iran accomplished.

32. This Can't Be Limited to Military Casualties...
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 07:34 PM
Feb 28

... End of Days for the Iranian regime poses the threat of international asymmetrical acts by globally placed terror cells. If Trump was as ignorant & impulsive about this attack as most things he does his decision may be as half baked as his 8 minute "Hey you Iranians we have liberated your country now go reclaim your country and don't mess it up" war announcement!

SergeStorms

(20,599 posts)
19. The Big Orange Fascist Pig......
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:24 PM
Feb 28

will sacrifice as many lives as is necessary to draw attention from his endless fuck-ups elsewhere.

Rally around the "war president," Amerka!

Magoo48

(6,721 posts)
21. As ever, War is a Racket:
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:53 PM
Feb 28

the unimaginative tool of the super rich and their political minions. On both sides, poor folks and subjected workers suffer and die on and off the theaters of battle.

struggle4progress

(126,191 posts)
24. "Our shock-troops might shoot them in the face or in the back
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 02:50 PM
Feb 28

if anyone calls them terrorists --- but yall should be used to that by now"

Turbineguy

(40,085 posts)
26. Well, at least they'll die to protect trump from the Epstein files.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 02:59 PM
Feb 28

That's some solace that MAGA's can be happy about.

usaf-vet

(7,814 posts)
29. Did he say some Americans might die, or DID HE SAY WHAT HE MEANT SOME SUCKERS WILL DIE?
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 03:19 PM
Feb 28

USAF Medic 1965-1969

BlueMTexpat

(15,690 posts)
34. It's too bad
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 06:32 AM
Mar 1

that he, Vance, Johnson, and ALL those in his MisAdministration aren't among them!

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