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Is Trump Preparing to Sacrifice American Lives to Save His Presidency?

From Pentagon war plans to Iran's threats of massive retaliation, a disturbing pattern raises the question of how far Trump might go to keep Democrats from taking power…

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Thom Hartmann
Nov 02, 2026
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Donald Trump may be about to escalate to an apocalyptic war to stay out of prison, and Benjamin Netanyahu may help him for the same reason.

As Alexander Willis wrote this morning for Raw Story:

“Panic spread late Sunday as a prominent conservative figure with deep ties to the Donald Trump administration warned that the president is just days away from deciding whether to use nuclear weapons in his deeply unpopular war against Iran.”

Three weeks ago I speculated here about Trump’s willingness to provoke a 9/11-style attack against America from Iran after he publicly speculated about letting them “take out” LA and San Diego.

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