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President Trump on Israel and Iran: "We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing."

And we've said it before, but the actual numbers belie Rubio's claim to be cutting frivolous things and protecting life-saving programs. Look at maternal and child health:

I force myself to repeat it, again and again. The destruction of a group as such, of a people as such (i.e. a genocide) can unfold in many horrific forms—through crematoria, machetes, bombs, and more. It’s not the method of destruction: it is the intent to destroy/annihilate a targeted group, that defines it. Israel has so far chosen bombs, starvation, torture, and many other methods. Question is: when are we going to stop it?

Commander in Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces and Syrian President Jolani (Ahmad al Sharra) sign the agreement to integrate the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian Government. Statement: „Based on a meeting held between President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and Mr. Mazloum Abdi on Monday, March 10, 2025, the following was agreed upon: 1 - Guaranteeing the rights of all Syrians to representation and participation in the political process and all state institutions based on competence, regardless of their religious and ethnic backgrounds. 2 - The Kurdish community is an indigenous community in the Syrian state, and the Syrian state guarantees its right to citizenship and all its constitutional rights. 3 - Ceasefire on all Syrian territories 4 - Integrating all civil and military institutions in northeastern Syria into the administration of the Syrian state, including border crossings, the airport, and oil and gas fields. 5 - Ensuring the return of all displaced Syrians to their towns and villages and ensuring their protection by the Syrian state. 6- Supporting the Syrian state in its fight against the remnants of Assad and all threats to its security and Rejecting calls for division, hate speech, and attempts to spread discord among all components of Syrian society. 7 - Rejecting calls for division, hate speech, and attempts to spread discord among all components of Syrian society. 8 -The Executive Committees are working and striving to implement the agreement no later than the end of this year.“