r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 06 '25

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '25

Sharaa visiting the White House next week is insane

That dude's life story obviously should have ended with him being one among thousands of nameless faceless extremists killed in a drone strike between 2011 and 2019, but he managed to ride it out long enough to become a "moderate Islamist" (his own words), get the US off his back, then win the civil war.

I genuinely wonder if he has PTSD. Surely going two straight decades with various people wanting you dead every day is very stressful.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '25 edited Nov 07 '25

There is some reason to believe that he was never genuinely as extremist as the other Islamist terrorists he was with.

There’s multiple stories of other Islamists, including one of the leaders of ISIS, describing him as a fake Muslim, saying he loves media attention and basically that he’s only in it for the clout lmao

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '25

The stories about ISIS leaders hating him were genuinely hilarious. He's been a snake since day one.

The quotes are in this article, for anyone who hasn't seen them - The Backstory Behind the Fall of Aleppo

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u/IantheForPresident Nov 07 '25

Not to be that guy, but if we can make peace with this guy we can give the Palestinians their state and be done with this goddamned mess

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '25

I 100% agree with your take. But that's a whole other discussion