Pre-Emptive..

Child..

 

Syria has been designated a State Sponsor of Terrorism since December 1979. Additional sanctions and restrictions were added in May 2004 with the issuance of Executive Order 13338, which implemented the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (SAA) and imposed additional measures pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Since the uprisings began in March 2011, the U.S. government has intensely pursued calibrated sanctions to deprive the regime of the resources it needs to continue violence against civilians and to pressure the Syrian regime to allow for a democratic transition as the Syrian people demand. 

“Nearly five million children were born inside Syria over the past 10 years, with an additional one million children being born outside as refugees in Syria’s neighboring country, and these are millions of children who know nothing but death and displacement and destruction,” said the senior UNICEF official.

Mind..

 The MIND diet is an eating plan that includes: 

• Vegetables: At least two servings per day, including one serving of leafy greens 
• Berries: Two to five servings per week 
• Whole grains: At least three servings per day, with an emphasis on minimally processed grains 
Nuts and seeds: At least five servings per week, including peanuts 
Beans: At least three to four servings per week 
Seafood: At least one serving per week, with a focus on fatty fish like salmon, mackerel, herring, or sardines 
Poultry: At least two servings per week, with a focus on light meat without skin 
Extra-virgin olive oil: Two tablespoons per day 
Wine: One glass per day 

The MIND diet is associated with:

A lower risk of Alzheimer's disease
Slower cognitive decline
Reduced risk of cognitive issues
Slowing cognitive decline after stroke .

Last..

 

Change..

 

US president-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is keen on a “deal” to end the war with Russia, after the pair met in Paris to discuss the future of the conflict.

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted three-way talks with Zelensky and Trump at the Elysee Palace on Saturday, as fears grow in Kyiv about the position of the incoming US administration.

Trump has openly scoffed at the billions of dollars in military assistance being sent to Ukraine and once boasted he could end the conflict in 24 hours.

 Donald Trump boasting he could end the war in Ukraine in “24 hours?” Life is more complicated than campaign slogans. Nevertheless, the election of the billionaire, reluctant to continue supporting Ukraine, has shifted the dynamics.

Ukraine realized it might be abandoned, as suggested by a crude tweet from the president-elect’s son, likening aid to an attacked country to “pocket money” for Volodymyr Zelensky.

The art of the deal.  Just a thought.

Man ..

 

President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine's Person of the Year, the magazine announced Thursday, after he became only the second president in U.S. history to lose reelection and then reclaim the White House four years later.

Two time impeachments- prosecuted repeatedly- Shot at and injured his ear. media Bias-...with attempts to bankrupt him... He is back.

Rebels..

 

President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States should avoid engaging militarily in Syria  declaring in a social media post, “THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT.”

The Biden administration also has said it is not backing the offensive and has not suggested the U.S. military will intervene. The U.S. has about 900 troops in the opposition-held northeast of Syria, working with Syrian Kurdish allies to prevent any resurgence of the Islamic State extremist group.

Syrian opposition activists and regional officials have nonetheless been watching closely for any indication from both the Biden administration and the incoming Trump administration on how the U.S. would handle the sudden rebel advances against Assad.

So why are we in Syria?
 Just a thought.

Rebel..

 

 Syrian rebels celebrated the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, experts warn that the coalition's leading group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), seeks to impose a strict Islamist regime. 

HTS, a U.S.-designated terrorist group with historic ties to Al-Qaeda, led the decisive assault on Damascus that ended more than 50 years of Assad family rule. The victory raises questions about the future of Syria, as the group envisions a government rooted in Islamist ideology. 

"HTS is a group that is an outgrowth of Al-Qaeda and has connections to Turkey. Their endgame is to create a Taliban-esque society with a few tweaks," Phillip Smyth, an expert on proxy groups to the Iranian regime, told Fox News.

Creating chaos all around the Middle East.  

Time..

 

Donald Trump has called on Ukraine and Russia to "stop the madness" in a social media post on Sunday. He urged Vladimir Putin to take action, insisting that a settlement should be reached.

The President-elect posted on his platform, Truth Social: "Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness. They have ridiculously lost 400,000 soldiers and many more civilians."

"There should be an immediate ceasefire, and negotiations should begin. Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many families destroyed, and if it keeps going, it can turn into something much bigger and far worse."

So much loss in lives and Biden's administration just keep providing more weapons?

Grinch..