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		yyuugg on Dec 8, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of ... Maybe if your leader is a dictator and it looks like you are losing, defecting might be a better option than fighting to the death for a leader who doesn't care about you.

ethereal-haze on Dec 8, 2024 [–]

Most of the Syrian army was made up of people forced to be there or to be imprisoned ~

A lot where changing clothes in the middle of the street.

yyuugg on Dec 8, 2024 | [–]

Exactly what I'm saying!

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