As the reality show version of Game of Thrones continues to play out in the Oval Office the world lurches ever closer to another world war. Where to even begin keeping score of the incredible developments that have unfolded over the past week? Let's just briefly go over a few of the major headlines that have played out since the end of March:

Item: On March 30 both Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley made strong comments indicating that the United States is no longer seeking the ousting of Assad in Syria. Naturally, the usual suspects blasted these actions as tantamount to treason, but at the time it appeared as though the Trump administration had renewed its commitment to detente with Russia.

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Item: Around April 3 Susan Rice, Barack Obama's National Security Advisor, was outed for the "unmasking" of several Trump transition team officials who were subjected to "incidental surveillance" by the intelligence community. While this far from vindicates Trump's claims that Obama "wiretapped" him, it implicates a key member of the out going national security team in actions that could be deemed to have been political in nature. Just how far Trump is willing to push this remains to be seen, but it is one more Sword of Damocles hanging over this ever murky fray.

Item: Also on April 3 it was revealed that former Navy SEAL and Blackwater founder Erik Prince had met in the United Arab Emirates with Russian officials allegedly to establish a back channel between Trump and Putin. Supposedly this was to see if Russia could be convinced to withdraw its support from Iran. There is certainly merit to these allegations. Prince is the brother of Betsy DeVos, Trump's Secretary of Education, and was reportedly acting as an unofficial adviser during the transition period. Prince himself and his family also gave generous donations to Trump's election campaign. It is also interesting to note that Prince is reportedly close to Trump's infamous "Chief Strategist" Steven Bannon. Keep that in mind dear reader.

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