‘Like I Said, Some People Will Die’

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• President Donald Trump reiterated that lives will be lost due to the ongoing military conflict with Iran in a new cover story. Time

• Asked whether Americans should worry about being attacked on U.S. soil, Trump acknowledged the possibility, saying, “I guess so.”

• The remarks came just days after six US soldiers were killed in a retaliatory drone strike abroad.

When asked whether Americans should be concerned about Iran retaliating against Americans on U.S. soil, the President Donald Trump “I guess,” he replied.

For the latest information Time In a cover story titled “Trump’s War” published on Thursday, March 5, reporter Eric Cortellessa asked Trump about the details of the ongoing war with Iran. He was asked a short time later whether it was reasonable for Americans to worry about being attacked in their own country.

“I guess,” Trump, 79, replied. “But I think they worry about it all the time. We think about it all the time. We plan for it. But yeah, you know, we expect some things.”

“As I said, some people are going to die,” the president added. “When you go to war, some people are going to die.”

Level determination of likely American casualties comes a few days later Six US soldiers killed in a retaliatory drone strike abroad do not follow Joint US-Israeli attack on Iran.

fallen service members identified as Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Fla.; Sergeant. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, Bellevue, Neb.; Sergeant. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, White Bear Lake, Minn.; Sergeant. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa; and Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of the Pentagon, Sacramento, Calif., is “believed” to be the sixth person killed by the drone strike in question.

more than that Total 1,000 people He was believed to have died as of Wednesday, March 4, as a result of the conflicts in the Middle East that also affected surrounding countries.

“Relief operations continue, with 1,009 emergency response teams deployed in 153 affected districts,” the Iranian Red Crescent said. Wall StreetJournal.

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Time The cover story was published four days after three people, including the gunman, were killed and 14 others were injured. Mass shooting in Austin, TexasThis is being investigated by the FBI as a potential act of terrorism.

The 53-year-old gunman, later identified as Ndiaga Diagne, opened fire at Buford’s bar on West 6th Street in Austin just before 2 a.m. local time on March 1. CNN, Associated Press And CBS NewsHe was wearing a sweatshirt that said “Property of Allah” over a shirt with an Iranian flag.

“Obviously, it’s too early to determine a definitive motivation, but there were indications regarding the subject and then the vehicle that pointed to a potential connection to terrorism,” FBI San Antonio Acting Special Agent in Charge Alex Doran said at a news conference following the attack.

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