So much has happened in the last couple of days, it’s hard to know where to start. But if you’re reading this, you already know what’s happened. The question really in need of asking is: what will the consequences be?

The Two Mikes went to Turkey and allegedly persuaded Erdogan to pause in the fighting to allow the Kurds to ‘escape’ the disputed area. Problem 1: nobody has stopped shooting. Problem 2: with held from Russian and Syrian government troops, the Kurds are not exactly motivated to leave – the fighters will stay and civilians will go – but go where?

There’s really nowhere to go for these women and children who have made their home in northeast Syria for the past five years – peacefully, I might add. Problem 3: all those freed ISIS fighters, formerly the enemy of these people who are supposed to be fleeing – where will they go and are they really the formidable fighting force talking heads have described? What if they are just young guys looking to make a few bucks and get a woman without having to take a bath or shave? Maybe they can be persuaded to – at least temporarily – help out the new group who aren’t just the Kurds any more. They’re the Russian/Isis/Syrian/Kurds – aha! They’re RISK! I like it!

It’s gonna get weirder. But I think the guy with all the cards right now is Mitch McConnell. He – likely for the first time since the 2016 election – holds DtheT/crazier’s short ones in his hands. I’m pretty sure he’d like to see Pence in there instead of the current occupant. Wouldn’t surprise me if Pence and McConnell make a quiet deal and Mitch persuades another 15 or so Republican Senators that they can successfully impeach DtheT/c and Pence the Pure will take over – and owe everything to Wily Coyote, AKA Mitch McConnell. And the plot thickens for SITWW (you know – Survivor in the West Wing)…