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> That could only be strange for him if he doesn't understand the structure of the war or he hasn't been following current events.

Maybe he doesn't. There's nothing wrong with that. It feels surreal to me and like it came out of nowhere.

I'm also sort of frustrated that none of the coverage or comments I see go into how this happened or what lead to it. Nobody is trying to figure out or explain what's actually going on and why now.

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I feel this BBC article covers it pretty well: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99x0l1d432o

Am I nobody to you? ;)

Well, what I mean is it sounds like he's trying to insinuate something. Maybe he's just coming from your position, but in the position that he's in, I think he has far more responsibility than that and shouldn't be commenting on things he hasn't spent five minutes researching. While the timing is extremely surprising, all of the factors involved were covered non-stop in Western media for the last year or so. This is by no means a Black Swan event.

edit: It sounds like to wanted to know more. Check out r/syriancivilwar.

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