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Outstanding post.

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Yes! Couldn't agree more with this! 🙏😊

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Brilliant, Roslyn. Thank you.

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Great analysis!

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Thank you for explaining Taylor Swift.

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Can anyone explain Taylor Swift?

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Well, I do know she is named after a far better singer-songwriter, who she - to be fair - reveres, James Taylor. It's surely magical thinking to believe HTS is a very different proposition from AQ and other headchopping predecessors, and quite crazy to believe these "moderates" love Israel these days. If Israel and HTS are actually conversing it would be fun to eavesdrop - perhaps better ie scarier than one of those scenes in a Tarantino movie.

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Yes, agree on the magical thinking but given general chaos on the ground and the lack of unity between the groups, one presumes a few deep breaths are being taken and thought given to where and what next. The rebels would sensibly play along with the shitraelis short-term, while they establish whatever level of control is possible and ponder their options.

Israelis and HTS/AQ would have a lot in common. They are all genocidal thugs and religious fanatics.

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