Buzz·Posted on 26 Sept 2014This Is The Best Explanation Of The Situation In The Middle East You'll Ever ReadIt all makes sense now, right?by Richard JamesBuzzFeed News Reporter, UKLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail As the British parliament contemplates whether or not to support air strikes on the militant Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group, thank god a Daily Mail reader has written in to explain the current political situation for the rest of us. James Patrick @J_amesp So you want to know what's going on in the Middle East? Here it is, in a nutshell: Thu Sep 25 06:37:06 UTC+0000 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite Wait, what? Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF