There are so many things going on, it’s hard to choose just one to write about. Rudy’s boys got themselves arrested, but he thinks Omerta will save him..and he may have a point if the money they’re throwing around came from the Russians. They have a bad habit of balancing the books – with very poisonous pens.

But instead, let’s talk about DtheT/Crazier giving the green light to Erdogan to venture into northern Syria to wipe out the Kurds. They’ve tried that in the past, even before our boys were present, and they got their butts kicked. They’ve come back with a vengeance this time, so they won’t make that mistake again. But there are several flies in the outmeal. One fly is 10,000 Isis prisoners being held captive in an area current being shelled. The prison has already been hit once; another couple of rounds, and they’ll be running all over the landscape like an escaped flea circus. Another fly is Turkish artillerymen’s bad aim with their heavy guns; they nearly hit the ‘pulled back’ American SF troops that were not in the designated area. Bad move, boys. Finally, there’s the question of whether anyone else will help the Kurds. How about the Iraqis? They’ve been making nice with the Kurds lately..but they’ve got their own problems and don’t need to get involved. Russia? They want to be everybody’s favorite country to deal with, including Turkey’s. But maybe a deal can be made between Turkey, Assad and the Kurds that makes everybody happy, and makes Putin look like a statesman. I’d be willing to bet on that outcome. But how many Kurds will have to die before he steps in with the magic solution? Enough to make it look real. Remember, people, we’re all just living in a reality TV series, so we need some … wait for it … DRAMATIC TENSION! …to increase the ratings.

And will the Republican Senate slap serious sanctions on Turkey? That plot line needs work, so put the writers in the room for a while to make it even more interesting to us viewers of this episode of Survivor in the West Wing.