Indeed it does make sense. If the world warms up permafrost melts, bacteria get busy and raise CO2. In turn, that CO2 warms the planet further. Its called a reinforcing feedback.
If you simply raise CO2 by burning fossil fuels then the world gets warmer, the bacteria get busy and raise CO2. In turn, that CO2 warms the planet further. Its called a reinforcing feedback.
So in the past we'd expect CO2 to lag the rise in temperature and now we'd expect it to lead. All perfectly logical.
If someone succeeds in provoking you, realise that your own mind is complicit in the provocation. - Epicetus