1 00:00:01,565 --> 00:00:03,962 _ 2 00:00:04,067 --> 00:00:06,300 _ 3 00:00:13,698 --> 00:00:16,056 _ 4 00:00:24,166 --> 00:00:25,584 _ 5 00:00:25,653 --> 00:00:27,333 _ 6 00:00:28,172 --> 00:00:29,396 _ 7 00:00:37,389 --> 00:00:39,073 _ 8 00:00:39,074 --> 00:00:40,526 _ 9 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:58,690 All right, here's the plan. 10 00:00:58,691 --> 00:01:01,125 I... am going to eat 11 00:01:01,126 --> 00:01:03,795 and hydrate like crazy 12 00:01:03,796 --> 00:01:06,464 until sunrise. 13 00:01:06,465 --> 00:01:10,235 Surf that wave till around 10:30, 14 00:01:10,236 --> 00:01:11,970 when I will become 15 00:01:11,971 --> 00:01:14,405 very hungry and thirsty. 16 00:01:14,406 --> 00:01:17,375 Not to mention edgy from lack of caffeine. 17 00:01:17,376 --> 00:01:18,977 Thanks for that. 18 00:01:18,978 --> 00:01:22,247 Then, you know, I'll just ride it out till sundown. 19 00:01:22,248 --> 00:01:24,749 My guests and I will... 20 00:01:24,750 --> 00:01:28,853 break the fast and commence iftar dinner by eating 21 00:01:28,854 --> 00:01:31,322 the traditional three dates. 22 00:01:31,323 --> 00:01:35,226 At which point, informed by a tiny bit of personal experience, 23 00:01:35,227 --> 00:01:38,396 I'll give a few remarks about Ramadan. 24 00:01:38,397 --> 00:01:41,399 You know, you could talk about the mental and spiritual fortitude 25 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,001 it requires, the... 26 00:01:43,002 --> 00:01:45,737 the solidarity it engenders with the hungry and deprived 27 00:01:45,738 --> 00:01:47,872 - around the world. - And then... 28 00:01:47,873 --> 00:01:50,141 I can stuff my face with a bunch of kabobs. 29 00:01:51,310 --> 00:01:53,076 Yeah, easy-peasy. 30 00:01:55,213 --> 00:01:57,448 You don't think I can make it. 31 00:01:57,449 --> 00:02:00,952 Dare I bring up the infamous Florida road trip of aught-six? 32 00:02:00,953 --> 00:02:03,021 Not if you want to have sex in the next month. 33 00:02:03,022 --> 00:02:06,457 H-Hey, hey, I... if you want, go for it, 34 00:02:06,458 --> 00:02:08,359 but I'm just saying if things get hairy, 35 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,361 don't be a martyr... no pun intended. 36 00:02:10,362 --> 00:02:13,231 Do you know who held the first iftar in Washington? 37 00:02:13,232 --> 00:02:14,565 Thomas Jefferson, 1805. 38 00:02:14,566 --> 00:02:15,833 That's right. 39 00:02:15,834 --> 00:02:18,770 - Do you know what Jefferson didn't do? - Fast. 40 00:02:18,771 --> 00:02:19,971 That's right. 41 00:02:19,972 --> 00:02:23,047 Which means that I am about to outdo 42 00:02:23,048 --> 00:02:26,016 one of our Founding Fathers. 43 00:02:26,017 --> 00:02:29,285 Why don't you chew on that, Jefferson. 44 00:02:29,987 --> 00:02:31,622 What are you doing? 45 00:02:31,623 --> 00:02:33,724 Buddy system... we'll fast together. 46 00:02:33,725 --> 00:02:36,894 I really scared you with that no-sex comment, didn't I? 47 00:02:36,895 --> 00:02:39,096 Just eat your eggs. 48 00:02:42,266 --> 00:02:43,601 No. 49 00:02:43,602 --> 00:02:45,770 - No, no, no. - Okay, I-I know that you're fasting. 50 00:02:45,771 --> 00:02:49,106 - I just wanted to be sure... - That I wasn't going to bail? 51 00:02:49,107 --> 00:02:52,476 You know, I'm starting to think those closest to me 52 00:02:52,477 --> 00:02:54,412 really don't know me at all. 53 00:02:54,413 --> 00:02:57,348 It's just, you know I don't like to be caught up short. 54 00:02:57,349 --> 00:03:00,451 I do. And I wanted to talk to you about exactly that. 55 00:03:00,452 --> 00:03:02,620 But... first, to be clear, 56 00:03:02,621 --> 00:03:05,256 that's the last I want to see of that today. 57 00:03:05,257 --> 00:03:06,757 No purse muffin? 58 00:03:06,758 --> 00:03:08,559 Oh. Enjoy it. Thanks. 59 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:09,927 Okay, about the iftar. 60 00:03:09,928 --> 00:03:12,062 Uh, yes. Jay is into the final details 61 00:03:12,063 --> 00:03:13,831 with the Chief of Protocol's Office. 62 00:03:13,832 --> 00:03:15,900 I want you to take over. 63 00:03:15,901 --> 00:03:17,268 Oh. 64 00:03:17,269 --> 00:03:18,636 Okay, sure. 65 00:03:18,637 --> 00:03:19,804 Uh... 66 00:03:19,805 --> 00:03:21,238 is this because Jay thinks 67 00:03:21,239 --> 00:03:23,073 Cyril and his team are too uptight? 68 00:03:23,074 --> 00:03:25,209 Because I personally think all they're trying to do 69 00:03:25,210 --> 00:03:27,945 is get critical details right to better facilitate diplomacy. 70 00:03:27,946 --> 00:03:30,281 I mean, if that makes them sniffy, then... 71 00:03:30,282 --> 00:03:32,683 - call me sniffy, too. - Which is why 72 00:03:32,684 --> 00:03:35,686 I think that you would make a great fit over there. 73 00:03:35,687 --> 00:03:38,155 You're still planning to fire me in six months? 74 00:03:38,156 --> 00:03:40,224 I fire because I love. 75 00:03:40,225 --> 00:03:42,259 Move up or move out, Blake. 76 00:03:42,260 --> 00:03:43,694 - Ticktock. - Yes, ma'am. 77 00:03:43,695 --> 00:03:47,164 I know how important this dinner is, 78 00:03:47,165 --> 00:03:49,366 - so I won't let you down. - I know you won't. 79 00:03:49,367 --> 00:03:51,301 Sniffy. 80 00:03:52,470 --> 00:03:54,738 Mm-hmm. 81 00:03:54,739 --> 00:03:56,540 So, tonight's invitees will include staffers 82 00:03:56,541 --> 00:03:58,476 of the Muslim faith, local community leaders 83 00:03:58,477 --> 00:04:01,212 - and some special guests. - Yeah, inspiring charity founder, 84 00:04:01,213 --> 00:04:03,147 hero cop, adorable science girl. 85 00:04:03,148 --> 00:04:04,215 And of course, 86 00:04:04,216 --> 00:04:05,783 our guest of honor, Turkish foreign minister 87 00:04:05,784 --> 00:04:08,018 Hakan Uzun and his family. 88 00:04:08,019 --> 00:04:09,687 Obviously, U.S.-Turkish relations 89 00:04:09,688 --> 00:04:11,889 are at an all-time low. 90 00:04:11,890 --> 00:04:14,725 Whatever our personal feelings are about Turkey's slide 91 00:04:14,726 --> 00:04:17,661 toward autocracy under President Kozlu, 92 00:04:17,662 --> 00:04:19,597 they are a NATO ally 93 00:04:19,598 --> 00:04:21,832 and a critical strategic partner. 94 00:04:21,833 --> 00:04:24,836 Ma'am, again, if my actions with the refugees from Abkhazia 95 00:04:24,837 --> 00:04:25,936 - Kat. - contributed to our current issues 96 00:04:25,937 --> 00:04:28,072 with Turkey, I am truly sorry. 97 00:04:28,073 --> 00:04:29,173 Nevertheless... 98 00:04:29,174 --> 00:04:31,976 we need to get the relationship back on track. 99 00:04:31,977 --> 00:04:34,411 Well, we're hoping that this dinner will be a good start. 100 00:04:34,412 --> 00:04:36,447 I've been in communication with the Office of Protocol 101 00:04:36,448 --> 00:04:39,083 to make sure that we get all the details just right. 102 00:04:39,084 --> 00:04:41,919 I am handing the last-minute liaising 103 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,021 with Protocol over to Blake. 104 00:04:44,022 --> 00:04:45,222 Really? 105 00:04:45,223 --> 00:04:46,357 Yes. 106 00:04:46,358 --> 00:04:49,293 I mean, you know, I accept... your decision. 107 00:04:49,294 --> 00:04:51,695 Well, I for one am looking forward to working with them. 108 00:04:51,696 --> 00:04:55,399 Great. Here's some changes to the seating chart. 109 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:57,134 - Buckle up. - Excuse me, ma'am, 110 00:04:57,135 --> 00:04:59,469 you're needed in the White House right away. 111 00:05:02,206 --> 00:05:05,541 Jay and Kat, walk with me, please. 112 00:05:09,413 --> 00:05:11,482 We're getting reports in from Iraq 113 00:05:11,483 --> 00:05:14,552 that a group of ISIL dead-enders have seized control 114 00:05:14,553 --> 00:05:16,186 of Fakhiri Dam. 115 00:05:16,187 --> 00:05:18,155 They're threatening to blow it up. 116 00:05:18,156 --> 00:05:21,584 My God, millions of people depend on that dam for water and power. 117 00:05:21,585 --> 00:05:23,193 Yeah, and most of them will be in the path 118 00:05:23,194 --> 00:05:24,828 of the flood wave if it collapses. 119 00:05:24,829 --> 00:05:26,797 My God, we're talking about massive levels 120 00:05:26,798 --> 00:05:28,599 of devastation from Mosul to Baghdad. 121 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,601 Well, if they haven't blown it up already, 122 00:05:30,602 --> 00:05:32,770 - they must have demands, right? - I don't know. I'll know more 123 00:05:32,771 --> 00:05:34,672 when I get to the White House. Thank you. 124 00:05:34,673 --> 00:05:35,839 Military options? 125 00:05:35,840 --> 00:05:37,708 Not great, I'm guessing. We need ideas. 126 00:05:37,709 --> 00:05:39,743 I'll call you from the car. Excuse me. 127 00:05:39,744 --> 00:05:41,444 - Understood. - Yes, ma'am. 128 00:05:43,247 --> 00:05:44,915 Oh, man. 129 00:05:44,916 --> 00:05:46,587 The situation with the dam in Iraq 130 00:05:46,588 --> 00:05:49,657 is even worse than we thought. 131 00:05:49,658 --> 00:05:52,760 Well, you know what else is even worse than we thought? 132 00:05:52,761 --> 00:05:54,896 My blood pressure. 133 00:05:54,897 --> 00:05:58,833 The aptly named Dr. Stern made that very clear. 134 00:05:58,834 --> 00:06:00,768 Because you're not doing anything about it. 135 00:06:00,769 --> 00:06:02,270 I take beta-blockers, 136 00:06:02,271 --> 00:06:03,971 I don't eat anything I like... 137 00:06:03,972 --> 00:06:05,773 You heard her. 138 00:06:05,774 --> 00:06:08,776 You need to lower your stress level dramatically. 139 00:06:08,777 --> 00:06:10,278 I golf. Sometimes. 140 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,013 To arm-twist congressmen. 141 00:06:12,014 --> 00:06:13,681 That's hardly the relaxation practice 142 00:06:13,682 --> 00:06:15,016 she was talking about. 143 00:06:15,017 --> 00:06:16,184 'Course, you know what I think. 144 00:06:16,185 --> 00:06:17,618 - Oh, here we go. - You want to live? 145 00:06:17,619 --> 00:06:18,986 - Quit. - Carol... 146 00:06:18,987 --> 00:06:20,688 Retire to a cabin by a lake 147 00:06:20,689 --> 00:06:23,124 - in Vermont like we always talk about... - You know I can't do that right now. 148 00:06:23,125 --> 00:06:25,593 ...while you still have some good years left, Russ. 149 00:06:25,594 --> 00:06:27,795 Do you understand what's happening in Iraq today? Do you? 150 00:06:27,796 --> 00:06:29,797 Don't you crisis-guilt me, okay? I operate on children. 151 00:06:29,798 --> 00:06:31,999 If we don't handle this right, hundreds of thousands of people 152 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,434 - could die. - And you could be one of them. 153 00:06:37,004 --> 00:06:39,741 I need to hear a real plan here. 154 00:06:39,742 --> 00:06:41,576 Yoga, Pilates, 155 00:06:41,577 --> 00:06:42,777 sensory deprivation tank... 156 00:06:42,778 --> 00:06:46,246 - That sounds awful. - People say it's relaxing! 157 00:06:47,782 --> 00:06:51,119 And here's your apple-cheeked enabler. 158 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,721 Honey, she saved my life. 159 00:06:53,722 --> 00:06:56,690 Why are you giving him coffee? 160 00:06:59,060 --> 00:07:01,496 Look, I love you, 161 00:07:01,497 --> 00:07:04,865 I hear you, and I'm into it, okay? 162 00:07:06,434 --> 00:07:08,436 Hey. 163 00:07:08,437 --> 00:07:10,103 Okay? 164 00:07:13,541 --> 00:07:15,809 Tell Stevie I'm sorry. 165 00:07:19,881 --> 00:07:23,785 So, find you some kind of relaxation activity. On it. 166 00:07:23,786 --> 00:07:26,053 That I'll stick with... that's very important. 167 00:07:26,054 --> 00:07:28,022 Options by this afternoon would be appreciated. 168 00:07:28,023 --> 00:07:30,024 - Absolutely. - Keep this between us, will you? 169 00:07:30,025 --> 00:07:32,660 I don't want anyone getting the idea there's blood in the water. 170 00:07:32,661 --> 00:07:34,128 - Of course. - Thank you. 171 00:07:34,129 --> 00:07:35,296 Oh. 172 00:07:35,297 --> 00:07:37,865 I don't want to do anything, uh... 173 00:07:37,866 --> 00:07:41,636 touchy-feely or, you know, weird, okay? 174 00:07:41,637 --> 00:07:44,238 Define "weird." 175 00:07:44,239 --> 00:07:46,507 Like the Supreme Court said about pornography... 176 00:07:46,508 --> 00:07:48,808 you'll know it when you see it. 177 00:07:51,697 --> 00:07:54,000 They chose to attack at night under cloud cover 178 00:07:54,001 --> 00:07:56,269 so our drones weren't operating at 100%. 179 00:07:56,270 --> 00:07:58,337 And lastly, a small but well-armed force 180 00:07:58,338 --> 00:07:59,672 attacked the dam 181 00:07:59,673 --> 00:08:02,141 right as many Iraqis were breaking their fast for Ramadan. 182 00:08:02,142 --> 00:08:03,776 Their own little Tet Offensive. 183 00:08:03,777 --> 00:08:06,336 Has CIA authenticated 184 00:08:06,337 --> 00:08:08,371 that ransom video? 185 00:08:08,372 --> 00:08:11,007 The IC's down and dirty assessment is that it's real. 186 00:08:11,008 --> 00:08:13,143 They want their leader, Abu Kaebi, 187 00:08:13,144 --> 00:08:15,678 released from prison in Iraq, 188 00:08:15,679 --> 00:08:19,349 along with 2,000 of his fighters, within 24 hours, 189 00:08:19,350 --> 00:08:22,052 or they'll... destroy the dam. 190 00:08:22,053 --> 00:08:24,888 And what does Prime Minister Arif say to that? 191 00:08:24,889 --> 00:08:26,689 I spoke with him briefly. 192 00:08:26,690 --> 00:08:29,459 He feels that Iraq has spilled too much blood 193 00:08:29,460 --> 00:08:31,194 fighting ISIL to give in 194 00:08:31,195 --> 00:08:32,228 to these demands. 195 00:08:32,229 --> 00:08:33,596 Can't argue with him there. 196 00:08:33,597 --> 00:08:34,798 Meanwhile, he's ordered 197 00:08:34,799 --> 00:08:38,368 the evacuation of the potential flood zone, but... 198 00:08:38,369 --> 00:08:40,637 well, given that the area's so large, 199 00:08:40,638 --> 00:08:43,339 - the effort is... - Pandemonium. 200 00:08:43,340 --> 00:08:44,574 Yeah. 201 00:08:44,575 --> 00:08:45,809 So... 202 00:08:45,810 --> 00:08:48,410 Iraq wants to stage a raid. 203 00:08:49,112 --> 00:08:51,114 What do the generals think, Gordon? 204 00:08:51,115 --> 00:08:53,316 The dam is not heavily defended, sir, 205 00:08:53,317 --> 00:08:55,718 but it's obviously a huge installation. 206 00:08:55,719 --> 00:08:57,053 And we have very high confidence 207 00:08:57,054 --> 00:08:59,589 that the enemy has placed large amounts of explosives 208 00:08:59,590 --> 00:09:01,991 down there, by the turbines. 209 00:09:01,992 --> 00:09:03,960 What odds do the planners give that we can 210 00:09:03,961 --> 00:09:06,229 neutralize the bad guys before they... 211 00:09:06,230 --> 00:09:07,630 blow up the dam? 212 00:09:07,631 --> 00:09:08,798 20%, sir. 213 00:09:08,799 --> 00:09:11,167 Ten if we leave it to the Iraqis. 214 00:09:11,168 --> 00:09:12,969 And if we fail? 215 00:09:12,970 --> 00:09:15,138 We're talking about a humanitarian catastrophe 216 00:09:15,139 --> 00:09:18,942 on an... almost unimaginable scale. 217 00:09:18,943 --> 00:09:20,710 So what do we do? 218 00:09:26,850 --> 00:09:28,284 You know, 219 00:09:28,285 --> 00:09:30,820 the Tigris is also dammed 220 00:09:30,821 --> 00:09:32,655 upstream near its source 221 00:09:32,656 --> 00:09:34,824 in Ozbek... 222 00:09:34,825 --> 00:09:37,460 Turkey. 223 00:09:37,461 --> 00:09:39,762 If we could prevail on the Turks 224 00:09:39,763 --> 00:09:41,764 to stop the flow, 225 00:09:41,765 --> 00:09:44,934 it would, at the very least, lower the water level 226 00:09:44,935 --> 00:09:48,403 downstream... in Iraq. 227 00:09:49,606 --> 00:09:51,941 It would certainly lessen the damage in the event of a flood. 228 00:09:51,942 --> 00:09:54,477 Do you think Kozlu would go for it? 229 00:09:54,478 --> 00:09:57,347 We're not exactly in a great place with the Turks right now. 230 00:09:57,348 --> 00:09:58,448 It's hard to imagine 231 00:09:58,449 --> 00:10:00,450 he'd let millions of his fellow Muslims 232 00:10:00,451 --> 00:10:03,019 die out of spite, especially during Ramadan. 233 00:10:03,020 --> 00:10:06,322 Is it? Have you met the man? 234 00:10:06,323 --> 00:10:09,759 Maybe Foreign Minister Uzun 235 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:11,828 could be helpful here. 236 00:10:11,829 --> 00:10:14,664 We could invite him in for a conference call 237 00:10:14,665 --> 00:10:16,432 with President Kozlu. 238 00:10:16,433 --> 00:10:18,368 Worth a shot. 239 00:10:18,369 --> 00:10:20,003 Set it up. 240 00:10:20,004 --> 00:10:21,604 All right. 241 00:10:21,605 --> 00:10:23,106 Meanwhile... 242 00:10:23,107 --> 00:10:25,341 keep banging on military options. 243 00:10:25,342 --> 00:10:29,012 We get the odds up to 70-30... 244 00:10:29,013 --> 00:10:30,647 do it. 245 00:10:30,648 --> 00:10:32,781 Understood, sir. 246 00:10:33,850 --> 00:10:35,985 Of course we can stop the flow of the Tigris 247 00:10:35,986 --> 00:10:37,220 from Turkey into Iraq. 248 00:10:37,221 --> 00:10:38,454 Thank you, Mr. President. 249 00:10:38,455 --> 00:10:40,823 The people of Iraq will owe you a great debt. 250 00:10:40,824 --> 00:10:42,158 They will owe me nothing. 251 00:10:42,159 --> 00:10:43,927 I would merely be doing my duty 252 00:10:43,928 --> 00:10:45,428 as a good neighbor and Muslim. 253 00:10:45,429 --> 00:10:46,963 I'm sorry, Mr. President, 254 00:10:46,964 --> 00:10:50,600 but to be clear... you would stop the Tigris's flow, 255 00:10:50,601 --> 00:10:51,968 or you will stop it? 256 00:10:51,969 --> 00:10:54,571 The United States has denigrated my government 257 00:10:54,572 --> 00:10:57,473 and our partnership for some time. 258 00:10:57,474 --> 00:10:59,976 I agree, Your Excellency, and I intend to take these matters up 259 00:10:59,977 --> 00:11:01,477 with the secretary right away. 260 00:11:01,478 --> 00:11:04,046 However, at this moment, perhaps we... 261 00:11:09,118 --> 00:11:13,089 What is it the United States could do at this moment 262 00:11:13,090 --> 00:11:16,626 that would alleviate some of these bad feelings, 263 00:11:16,627 --> 00:11:19,062 Mr. President? We have an election coming up. 264 00:11:19,063 --> 00:11:21,331 But the Council of Europe and the OSCE 265 00:11:21,332 --> 00:11:24,667 insist on having monitors watch over us. 266 00:11:24,668 --> 00:11:27,904 This is an unacceptable affront to our sovereignty. 267 00:11:27,905 --> 00:11:31,541 Mr. President, the United States has no election monitors 268 00:11:31,542 --> 00:11:33,576 headed for Turkey, nor do we plan to. 269 00:11:33,577 --> 00:11:37,180 And we have no control over what the Europeans do, 270 00:11:37,181 --> 00:11:40,383 and no more power to sway the OSCE 271 00:11:40,384 --> 00:11:43,353 than any other member state, Turkey included. 272 00:11:43,354 --> 00:11:45,054 When properly motivated, 273 00:11:45,055 --> 00:11:47,857 the United States always has a say. 274 00:11:47,858 --> 00:11:49,859 And now, I must attend 275 00:11:49,860 --> 00:11:51,227 to other matters. 276 00:11:51,228 --> 00:11:53,930 Good day to you all. 277 00:11:53,931 --> 00:11:55,598 What other matters could he have? 278 00:11:55,599 --> 00:11:56,966 The man's on vacation. 279 00:11:56,967 --> 00:12:00,069 Minister Uzun, you must understand that this... 280 00:12:00,070 --> 00:12:03,306 this demand is something we literally can't meet. 281 00:12:03,307 --> 00:12:05,308 And he shouldn't be making any demands at all. 282 00:12:05,309 --> 00:12:07,377 Is he gonna help, or not? 283 00:12:07,378 --> 00:12:10,013 His Excellency has been agitated for quite some time, 284 00:12:10,014 --> 00:12:13,616 about foreign entities attacking the legitimacy of our system. 285 00:12:13,617 --> 00:12:15,485 And rightly so. 286 00:12:15,486 --> 00:12:19,389 If you are not prepared to engage with him on that subject, 287 00:12:19,390 --> 00:12:23,926 perhaps we can find something of even greater value? 288 00:12:23,927 --> 00:12:26,696 And quickly. 289 00:12:26,697 --> 00:12:33,603 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com. 290 00:12:37,437 --> 00:12:39,139 Trying to get the election monitors kicked out 291 00:12:39,140 --> 00:12:41,475 is obviously BS, so what does he really want? 292 00:12:41,476 --> 00:12:43,510 Maybe we throw him an economic bone? 293 00:12:43,511 --> 00:12:46,193 A free trade agreement? 294 00:12:46,194 --> 00:12:48,896 No. Kozlu won't find that sexy enough. 295 00:12:48,897 --> 00:12:50,598 Surface-to-air missile batteries, 296 00:12:50,599 --> 00:12:52,199 so they'll cancel their order with the Russians? 297 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:55,903 No, the only thing that he wants from us 298 00:12:55,904 --> 00:12:58,973 is a freer hand to attack the Kurds in Syria. 299 00:12:58,974 --> 00:13:00,841 We're not gonna let him bomb our own allies. 300 00:13:00,842 --> 00:13:02,376 He's got to know that. 301 00:13:02,377 --> 00:13:04,678 That's the box he's trying to put us in. 302 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:08,516 You know, I got to hand it to Kozlu. 303 00:13:08,517 --> 00:13:10,551 He never misses an opportunity 304 00:13:10,552 --> 00:13:14,522 to show what a singularly awful person he is. 305 00:13:14,523 --> 00:13:15,990 And his own people know it. 306 00:13:15,991 --> 00:13:17,191 That's why he's trying to get 307 00:13:17,192 --> 00:13:18,592 these election monitors kicked out. 308 00:13:18,593 --> 00:13:20,528 If this election were anything close to fair, 309 00:13:20,529 --> 00:13:22,596 he'd lose in a landslide. 310 00:13:22,597 --> 00:13:23,864 - Yeah. - All right. 311 00:13:23,865 --> 00:13:25,332 Ma'am? 312 00:13:25,333 --> 00:13:27,134 Oh, hey, did you connect with the foreign minister's office? 313 00:13:27,135 --> 00:13:29,003 'Cause we sure could use some advice 314 00:13:29,004 --> 00:13:31,338 on how to move his horrendous boss. 315 00:13:31,339 --> 00:13:32,473 Yeah, they didn't pick up. 316 00:13:32,474 --> 00:13:33,774 What do you mean, they didn't pick up? 317 00:13:33,775 --> 00:13:36,277 Uzun is right over at the Turkish embassy. 318 00:13:36,278 --> 00:13:37,812 Are you saying they wouldn't take your call? 319 00:13:37,813 --> 00:13:39,580 I'm saying there was no answer. 320 00:13:39,581 --> 00:13:41,715 So then, I tried calling the ministry in Ankara. 321 00:13:41,716 --> 00:13:43,918 Also, no answer. I even tried my own contacts in the government, 322 00:13:43,919 --> 00:13:45,186 and no answer. 323 00:13:45,187 --> 00:13:46,921 So the Turkish government has gone dark? 324 00:13:46,922 --> 00:13:48,422 What the hell does that mean? 325 00:13:48,423 --> 00:13:50,591 Nothing good. 326 00:13:52,861 --> 00:13:54,495 Well, Blake, to what do we owe the pleasure? 327 00:13:54,496 --> 00:13:56,297 Oh, Mr. Ambassador. 328 00:13:56,298 --> 00:13:57,998 Please, call me Cyril. 329 00:13:57,999 --> 00:14:00,801 - Oh... - And you know Quentin and Sameera? 330 00:14:00,802 --> 00:14:02,002 Of course. 331 00:14:02,003 --> 00:14:03,437 Uh, Jay is busy with the secretary. 332 00:14:03,438 --> 00:14:04,939 I'll be doing my best to fill his shoes. 333 00:14:04,940 --> 00:14:06,774 He sends his apologies. 334 00:14:06,775 --> 00:14:09,110 Well, I'll be expecting a nice bottle of Scotch from him. 335 00:14:09,111 --> 00:14:10,778 But not too nice, because it's the note 336 00:14:10,779 --> 00:14:12,012 - that matters. - The note that matters. 337 00:14:12,013 --> 00:14:13,247 Indeed. 338 00:14:13,248 --> 00:14:15,216 Well. 339 00:14:15,217 --> 00:14:18,586 Uh, to the matter at hand. 340 00:14:18,587 --> 00:14:22,256 Obviously, we're cognizant of the situation in Iraq, 341 00:14:22,257 --> 00:14:23,924 so we're prepared to scale back 342 00:14:23,925 --> 00:14:26,894 the evening's more festive elements, should the need arise. 343 00:14:26,895 --> 00:14:28,195 Wouldn't want the secretary 344 00:14:28,196 --> 00:14:31,132 whooping it up in the face of a humanitarian crisis. 345 00:14:31,133 --> 00:14:33,167 We prepare for every contingency. 346 00:14:33,168 --> 00:14:34,702 You really do. 347 00:14:34,703 --> 00:14:36,737 Obviously, tonight's guest of honor is Minister Uzun, 348 00:14:36,738 --> 00:14:39,740 so we're skewing the meal a bit Turkish. 349 00:14:39,741 --> 00:14:41,108 To break the fast, 350 00:14:41,109 --> 00:14:43,577 we are serving dates he brought with him as a gift. 351 00:14:43,578 --> 00:14:45,112 At the same time, we're, of course, 352 00:14:45,113 --> 00:14:47,615 embracing the diversity of America's Muslim community. 353 00:14:47,616 --> 00:14:49,817 The point being, we're mending fences, 354 00:14:49,818 --> 00:14:52,086 but we're also very subtly, and with great respect, 355 00:14:52,087 --> 00:14:53,521 saying to Turkey, 356 00:14:53,522 --> 00:14:57,725 "Here in America, we build bridges." 357 00:14:57,726 --> 00:14:59,860 Well, that is precisely the message 358 00:14:59,861 --> 00:15:01,996 the secretary wants to send. 359 00:15:01,997 --> 00:15:04,265 Uh, she did just have a few small changes 360 00:15:04,266 --> 00:15:05,866 to the seating chart. 361 00:15:05,867 --> 00:15:08,736 Well, we've only been working on the existing one 362 00:15:08,737 --> 00:15:10,371 for the past several weeks. 363 00:15:10,372 --> 00:15:13,908 But absolutely, let's throw it out at the last minute. 364 00:15:13,909 --> 00:15:17,711 I thought you said you anticipated every contingency. 365 00:15:17,712 --> 00:15:20,114 You can't plan... 366 00:15:20,115 --> 00:15:22,750 for a seating chart change at a 200-person dinner. 367 00:15:22,751 --> 00:15:25,452 It's an intricately constructed web 368 00:15:25,453 --> 00:15:28,689 of rank, title, and compatibility. 369 00:15:28,690 --> 00:15:30,858 There are too many permutations. 370 00:15:30,859 --> 00:15:33,192 It's mathematically unfeasible. 371 00:15:36,497 --> 00:15:39,099 Tell the secretary that, of course, we'll find a way. 372 00:15:39,100 --> 00:15:40,834 Now, if you'll excuse us, 373 00:15:40,835 --> 00:15:44,470 we are... quite busy. 374 00:15:45,206 --> 00:15:46,774 Of course. 375 00:15:49,177 --> 00:15:51,312 Just... Sorry. Sorry. 376 00:15:51,313 --> 00:15:52,580 Seriously, Dad, though, 377 00:15:52,581 --> 00:15:55,616 what am I gonna do? Uh, I've got yoga options, 378 00:15:55,617 --> 00:15:57,985 meditation, Gregorian chanting. 379 00:15:57,986 --> 00:15:59,920 It's serious. 380 00:15:59,921 --> 00:16:02,389 Can you imagine Russell chanting? 381 00:16:02,390 --> 00:16:04,825 Oh, it's funny 'cause I'm screwed. 382 00:16:04,826 --> 00:16:06,293 Well, look, 383 00:16:06,294 --> 00:16:08,729 all those practices are just warm-ups for the real work, 384 00:16:08,730 --> 00:16:10,531 which is the spiritual journey, right? 385 00:16:10,532 --> 00:16:13,067 But Russell strikes me as the kind of guy 386 00:16:13,068 --> 00:16:15,569 who's spent his entire life running away from big questions, 387 00:16:15,570 --> 00:16:17,905 so either he'll eventually confront them, 388 00:16:17,906 --> 00:16:19,640 or he'll drive himself 389 00:16:19,641 --> 00:16:21,342 to an early grave trying to avoid them. 390 00:16:21,343 --> 00:16:24,711 No, but thank you for, like, hashing it out with me. 391 00:16:26,847 --> 00:16:28,716 Okay, I feel bad eating in front of you. 392 00:16:28,717 --> 00:16:31,385 Are you hungry? Do you want some? 393 00:16:31,386 --> 00:16:32,920 No. I'm fine. 394 00:16:32,921 --> 00:16:34,054 Okay. 395 00:16:34,055 --> 00:16:36,156 But how is that sandwich? 396 00:16:36,157 --> 00:16:38,459 Elements of the Turkish military 397 00:16:38,460 --> 00:16:41,262 appear to have risen up against the Kozlu regime. 398 00:16:41,263 --> 00:16:42,730 There are running gun battles 399 00:16:42,731 --> 00:16:44,932 on the streets of Ankara and Istanbul. 400 00:16:44,933 --> 00:16:47,468 Is this connected with Iraq in some way 401 00:16:47,469 --> 00:16:50,404 or do we just have the worst luck in the world? 402 00:16:50,405 --> 00:16:51,772 They appear to be unrelated. 403 00:16:51,773 --> 00:16:53,040 The coup plotters are broadcasting 404 00:16:53,041 --> 00:16:55,142 on the main television station that they're fighting 405 00:16:55,143 --> 00:16:56,510 for the return of democracy 406 00:16:56,511 --> 00:16:58,579 and civil society in Turkey. 407 00:16:58,580 --> 00:17:00,347 Where's Kozlu? 408 00:17:00,348 --> 00:17:01,548 Off the grid, sir. 409 00:17:01,549 --> 00:17:02,783 The coup appears to have been timed 410 00:17:02,784 --> 00:17:04,018 to coincide with his vacation. 411 00:17:04,019 --> 00:17:06,120 Keep me posted. 412 00:17:06,121 --> 00:17:09,290 Sir, if there's no one in charge in Turkey, 413 00:17:09,291 --> 00:17:12,092 we don't have anyone to negotiate with 414 00:17:12,093 --> 00:17:14,461 about stopping the Tigris's flow into Iraq. 415 00:17:14,462 --> 00:17:17,830 Then it's all bad options from here on out. 416 00:17:24,405 --> 00:17:26,629 Prime Minister Arif, I'm sure you're aware 417 00:17:26,630 --> 00:17:28,131 of the situation in Turkey. 418 00:17:28,132 --> 00:17:30,166 We'd hoped they could help by stopping the Tigris 419 00:17:30,167 --> 00:17:32,568 on their side of the border, but now it's... 420 00:17:32,569 --> 00:17:34,137 unclear who's in charge there. 421 00:17:34,138 --> 00:17:35,768 I never could have imagined 422 00:17:35,769 --> 00:17:38,253 the day when I would be hoping for the Turks 423 00:17:38,254 --> 00:17:39,854 to turn off our water supply. 424 00:17:39,855 --> 00:17:42,690 How are the Iraqi people doing? 425 00:17:42,691 --> 00:17:45,260 The evacuation is chaotic. 426 00:17:45,261 --> 00:17:48,430 And my cabinet remains divided on how to proceed. 427 00:17:48,431 --> 00:17:50,765 Is there anything that the United States can do to help? 428 00:17:50,766 --> 00:17:52,934 Well, we must retake the dam. 429 00:17:52,935 --> 00:17:55,136 But Mr. Prime Minister, the Pentagon has communicated 430 00:17:55,137 --> 00:17:56,571 to your commanders 431 00:17:56,572 --> 00:17:59,641 that such a strike has a 90% chance of failure. 432 00:17:59,642 --> 00:18:01,476 Omar, the United States' position 433 00:18:01,477 --> 00:18:03,111 is that you free the terrorists 434 00:18:03,112 --> 00:18:04,712 and Iraq lives to fight another day. 435 00:18:04,713 --> 00:18:06,748 No! I will not release 436 00:18:06,749 --> 00:18:08,883 a genocidal maniac and 2,000 437 00:18:08,884 --> 00:18:11,052 of his most hardened followers into my country. 438 00:18:11,053 --> 00:18:13,354 We are keeping Daesh talking 439 00:18:13,355 --> 00:18:16,057 while we position our Special Forces units 440 00:18:16,058 --> 00:18:18,660 for a strike tonight. 441 00:18:18,661 --> 00:18:21,296 I agree that you're being presented an awful choice 442 00:18:21,297 --> 00:18:22,997 between two catastrophes. 443 00:18:22,998 --> 00:18:26,468 But releasing Abu Kaebi and his men is the lesser. 444 00:18:26,469 --> 00:18:28,536 They are equally bad. 445 00:18:28,537 --> 00:18:31,206 One will just unfold more slowly. 446 00:18:31,207 --> 00:18:33,141 Whatever the odds, 447 00:18:33,142 --> 00:18:36,244 with you or alone, we are prepared to fight. 448 00:18:36,245 --> 00:18:39,414 And inshallah, we will prevail. 449 00:18:39,415 --> 00:18:41,014 Mr. Prime Minister... 450 00:18:43,518 --> 00:18:45,653 Thank you, Madam Secretary. 451 00:18:45,654 --> 00:18:47,854 Mr. President. 452 00:18:49,491 --> 00:18:52,093 Mr. President, the Joint Chiefs will push back hard 453 00:18:52,094 --> 00:18:54,329 on sending our troops on a suicide mission. 454 00:18:54,330 --> 00:18:56,965 I understand, Gordon, but if we leave the Iraqis 455 00:18:56,966 --> 00:18:58,766 to do it, the mission has no chance at all. 456 00:18:58,767 --> 00:19:00,168 So maybe we lean on Arif. 457 00:19:00,169 --> 00:19:02,770 Threaten to cut off aid unless he capitulates. 458 00:19:02,771 --> 00:19:04,973 He'll lose all legitimacy. 459 00:19:04,974 --> 00:19:07,242 The Shias and the Kurds will be convinced 460 00:19:07,243 --> 00:19:09,344 this is all some kind of Sunni plot. 461 00:19:09,345 --> 00:19:11,146 And being a Sunni himself, he'll be seen as complicit. 462 00:19:11,147 --> 00:19:13,581 Sectarian tensions will boil over, 463 00:19:13,582 --> 00:19:15,750 and the central government 464 00:19:15,751 --> 00:19:18,153 will lack the authority to get it under control. 465 00:19:18,154 --> 00:19:20,221 We'll have no partner in Baghdad. 466 00:19:20,222 --> 00:19:22,524 Better that than the whole place going underwater. 467 00:19:22,525 --> 00:19:26,694 Gordon, have JSOC coordinate on planning with the Iraqi Army. 468 00:19:26,695 --> 00:19:30,031 We'll come back at Arif in a few hours if need be. 469 00:19:30,032 --> 00:19:31,733 Meanwhile, it would be great 470 00:19:31,734 --> 00:19:34,469 if we could find out what the hell is going on in Turkey. 471 00:19:34,470 --> 00:19:36,703 That'll be all. 472 00:19:41,976 --> 00:19:44,212 You have the eager look of someone 473 00:19:44,213 --> 00:19:47,214 about to sell me something I am not gonna like. 474 00:19:48,149 --> 00:19:49,584 Is now a bad time? 475 00:19:49,585 --> 00:19:51,052 Well, there's a coup in a country 476 00:19:51,053 --> 00:19:53,955 that houses 50 American nuclear warheads, 477 00:19:53,956 --> 00:19:57,792 Iraq is looking at a flood of biblical proportions, 478 00:19:57,793 --> 00:20:01,563 so, sure, let's talk yoga. 479 00:20:01,564 --> 00:20:04,699 Okay. How do you feel about yoga? 480 00:20:04,700 --> 00:20:06,034 I don't like it. 481 00:20:06,035 --> 00:20:07,068 What else? 482 00:20:07,069 --> 00:20:10,939 Tai Chi, very meditative. 483 00:20:10,940 --> 00:20:12,473 Eh, seems fringy. 484 00:20:12,474 --> 00:20:14,609 Literally, hundreds of millions 485 00:20:14,610 --> 00:20:16,010 of Chinese people do it every day. 486 00:20:16,011 --> 00:20:17,512 Do I look Chinese? 487 00:20:17,513 --> 00:20:19,047 - What else? - Well, 488 00:20:19,048 --> 00:20:20,782 mindful breathing, there's nothing simpler than that. 489 00:20:20,783 --> 00:20:23,184 Makes me feel like I'm forgetting how to breathe. 490 00:20:23,185 --> 00:20:24,552 Pass. 491 00:20:24,553 --> 00:20:27,322 Well, maybe that's the issue: 492 00:20:27,323 --> 00:20:30,891 that you can't just sit still and be with yourself. 493 00:20:32,393 --> 00:20:33,595 What? 494 00:20:33,596 --> 00:20:35,096 I... well, I was talking to my dad 495 00:20:35,097 --> 00:20:36,831 - about this, he said... - Your dad. 496 00:20:36,832 --> 00:20:39,334 Yeah. He suggested maybe 497 00:20:39,335 --> 00:20:42,370 what you should be doing is, um, is asking the big questions. 498 00:20:42,371 --> 00:20:44,839 Okay. Well, here's one: 499 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:47,675 why did you tell your father about a conversation 500 00:20:47,676 --> 00:20:51,346 I specifically asked you to keep between us? 501 00:20:51,347 --> 00:20:53,014 I'm sorry. I... 502 00:20:53,015 --> 00:20:55,650 I just... he... he usually gives really... 503 00:20:55,651 --> 00:20:59,387 Look, it's fine. 504 00:20:59,388 --> 00:21:00,855 I'll take it from here. 505 00:21:00,856 --> 00:21:03,358 Just, um... 506 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:05,625 close the door on your way out, will you? 507 00:21:08,096 --> 00:21:10,263 Thank you. 508 00:21:13,669 --> 00:21:16,671 A raid on the dam at this point 509 00:21:16,672 --> 00:21:20,008 is an almost guaranteed disaster. 510 00:21:20,009 --> 00:21:22,310 I continue to think our best hope 511 00:21:22,311 --> 00:21:23,845 is stopping the water in Turkey. 512 00:21:23,846 --> 00:21:25,146 The latest Intel 513 00:21:25,147 --> 00:21:26,581 is that the anti-Kozlu forces 514 00:21:26,582 --> 00:21:28,549 appear to be gaining ground across the country. 515 00:21:28,550 --> 00:21:30,385 They're attempting to seize military 516 00:21:30,386 --> 00:21:31,386 and civilian infrastructure. 517 00:21:31,387 --> 00:21:32,787 Are they in control of the Ozbek Dam? 518 00:21:32,788 --> 00:21:34,055 Well, they're active in the east, 519 00:21:34,056 --> 00:21:35,423 so there's a decent chance they are. 520 00:21:35,424 --> 00:21:37,191 But the situation's still chaotic, and we don't know 521 00:21:37,192 --> 00:21:39,260 - who to talk to. - And President Kozlu? 522 00:21:39,261 --> 00:21:40,995 Still M.I.A. Minister Uzun's 523 00:21:40,996 --> 00:21:43,798 been holed up at the Turkish embassy all day. 524 00:21:43,799 --> 00:21:46,234 I'm assuming he's not coming to the iftar tonight, 525 00:21:46,235 --> 00:21:49,170 which cannot come fast enough... so to speak. 526 00:21:49,171 --> 00:21:50,705 Actually, his office said he'll be here, 527 00:21:50,706 --> 00:21:52,607 but only for a short while. 528 00:21:52,608 --> 00:21:54,175 Trying to project stability to the world. 529 00:21:54,176 --> 00:21:55,843 Good. He seemed 530 00:21:55,844 --> 00:21:59,013 sympathetic to the Iraqis' plight this morning. 531 00:21:59,014 --> 00:22:00,848 He'd know who to call. 532 00:22:00,849 --> 00:22:02,717 Maybe we can work on him at the iftar. 533 00:22:02,718 --> 00:22:04,886 His office specifically said he won't discuss 534 00:22:04,887 --> 00:22:06,688 any policy or take any private meetings 535 00:22:06,689 --> 00:22:09,390 with U.S. officials without input from... 536 00:22:09,391 --> 00:22:11,993 - his president. - Sounds like the security services 537 00:22:11,994 --> 00:22:14,529 loyal to Kozlu aren't taking any chances about who's on his side. 538 00:22:14,530 --> 00:22:16,030 All right, we're gonna have to find a way 539 00:22:16,031 --> 00:22:17,665 to get him alone tonight. 540 00:22:17,666 --> 00:22:21,269 Cyril, this place looks amazing. 541 00:22:21,270 --> 00:22:22,570 You've worked another miracle. 542 00:22:22,571 --> 00:22:24,372 That was nothing. 543 00:22:24,373 --> 00:22:27,175 But the seating chart? Now, that's a miracle. 544 00:22:27,176 --> 00:22:29,310 Well, the secretary appreciates that. 545 00:22:29,311 --> 00:22:32,747 And she has another request. 546 00:22:32,748 --> 00:22:36,017 Blake, our guests are due to arrive in less than an hour. 547 00:22:36,018 --> 00:22:37,919 I know. Could I just see you one second? 548 00:22:37,920 --> 00:22:39,687 Over here. Excuse us. 549 00:22:39,688 --> 00:22:42,055 Thanks. 550 00:22:44,292 --> 00:22:47,061 What does the secretary need now? 551 00:22:47,062 --> 00:22:50,665 A private pull aside with Minister Uzun for a few minutes. 552 00:22:50,666 --> 00:22:53,267 You know Turkey's ground rules. 553 00:22:53,268 --> 00:22:54,502 Uzun's stopping by 554 00:22:54,503 --> 00:22:56,771 for a quick grip and grin with the secretar... 555 00:22:56,772 --> 00:22:59,040 We've already moved the main table 556 00:22:59,041 --> 00:23:01,409 so he'll be able to leave more discreetly. 557 00:23:01,410 --> 00:23:04,045 Then he's going directly back to the Turkish embassy. 558 00:23:04,046 --> 00:23:07,181 To even attempt a one-on-one 559 00:23:07,182 --> 00:23:09,550 risks a major diplomatic crisis. 560 00:23:09,551 --> 00:23:12,420 Well, better that than a major humanitarian crisis, 561 00:23:12,421 --> 00:23:15,390 which is what we're facing if she doesn't at least try. 562 00:23:15,391 --> 00:23:18,259 Where would she even have this conversation? 563 00:23:18,260 --> 00:23:19,527 We are still working that out. 564 00:23:21,096 --> 00:23:22,757 Far be it from me to second-guess her, but... 565 00:23:22,758 --> 00:23:24,028 Then don't. 566 00:23:24,465 --> 00:23:26,701 Cyril, she's going to do this. 567 00:23:26,702 --> 00:23:29,402 And we're going to help her, okay? 568 00:23:30,204 --> 00:23:31,572 Good. 569 00:23:31,573 --> 00:23:34,075 Now, Uzun's detail will remain down in the lobby, 570 00:23:34,076 --> 00:23:37,412 but there's going to be a man from the embassy with him, 571 00:23:37,413 --> 00:23:38,546 Ahmet Avci. 572 00:23:38,547 --> 00:23:40,548 Part-time attaché, full-time spy. 573 00:23:40,549 --> 00:23:41,511 I know him. 574 00:23:41,512 --> 00:23:44,352 Well, he's going to be watching Uzun like a hawk. 575 00:23:44,353 --> 00:23:46,753 Somehow we have to separate them. 576 00:23:48,489 --> 00:23:52,860 Allahu Akbar. Allahu Akbar. 577 00:23:52,861 --> 00:23:55,062 Allahu Akbar. 578 00:23:55,063 --> 00:23:57,365 Allahu Akbar. 579 00:23:57,366 --> 00:23:59,667 Allahu Akbar. 580 00:23:59,668 --> 00:24:02,869 There's Minister Uzun and Avci. 581 00:24:04,005 --> 00:24:05,940 Hey. Daisy Grant, Matt Mahoney. 582 00:24:05,941 --> 00:24:07,508 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, 583 00:24:07,509 --> 00:24:08,643 and welcome. 584 00:24:08,644 --> 00:24:09,811 We're so pleased 585 00:24:09,812 --> 00:24:11,345 that you were all able to attend this evening. 586 00:24:11,346 --> 00:24:12,380 If you could please 587 00:24:12,381 --> 00:24:14,215 begin to find your way to your seats, 588 00:24:14,216 --> 00:24:15,383 we'd be most appreciative. 589 00:24:15,384 --> 00:24:18,152 Ladies and gentlemen, the Secretary of State 590 00:24:18,153 --> 00:24:21,721 of the United States of America, Elizabeth McCord. 591 00:24:23,424 --> 00:24:26,227 Thank you. 592 00:24:26,228 --> 00:24:29,530 Ramadan Kareem, everyone. 593 00:24:29,531 --> 00:24:31,899 I know better than to stand between a group 594 00:24:31,900 --> 00:24:34,469 of hungry fasters and a delicious buffet, 595 00:24:34,470 --> 00:24:36,871 so I will keep this really brief. 596 00:24:38,207 --> 00:24:40,842 Ramadan is a holy month 597 00:24:40,843 --> 00:24:43,644 and a special time for Muslims across the globe. 598 00:24:43,645 --> 00:24:46,047 It's a time for friends 599 00:24:46,048 --> 00:24:49,050 and families, for prayer and reflection, 600 00:24:49,051 --> 00:24:51,486 for stepping out of usual routines 601 00:24:51,487 --> 00:24:54,055 to contemplate what's truly important in life. 602 00:24:54,056 --> 00:24:57,825 Fasting not only facilitates this, 603 00:24:57,826 --> 00:25:00,862 but it also offers a chance to reflect on the deprivation 604 00:25:00,863 --> 00:25:03,664 of others and to take compassionate action 605 00:25:03,665 --> 00:25:05,800 to alleviate it, and that's what many 606 00:25:05,801 --> 00:25:08,703 of tonight's honorees have done. 607 00:25:08,704 --> 00:25:11,072 Like Adeela Zadari, 608 00:25:11,073 --> 00:25:13,674 who took our nation's top science prize 609 00:25:13,675 --> 00:25:16,711 for high school students home to Plano, Texas. 610 00:25:16,712 --> 00:25:19,580 Adeela says that she loves science 611 00:25:19,581 --> 00:25:22,850 because it offers so many opportunities to help others. 612 00:25:22,851 --> 00:25:25,920 She and many others here truly represent 613 00:25:25,921 --> 00:25:28,055 the best of America. 614 00:25:28,056 --> 00:25:29,123 - Congratulations. - Thank you. 615 00:25:29,124 --> 00:25:30,491 In closing, I'd like to acknowledge 616 00:25:30,492 --> 00:25:33,127 Foreign Minister Hakan Uzun of Turkey. 617 00:25:33,128 --> 00:25:35,129 Our two nations have been 618 00:25:35,130 --> 00:25:37,798 steadfast partners in a challenging world 619 00:25:37,799 --> 00:25:40,067 for more than 50 years. 620 00:25:40,068 --> 00:25:42,703 May that partnership continue to make the world 621 00:25:42,704 --> 00:25:45,439 safer and freer for years to come. 622 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:49,744 Well, everyone, I know that I have talked enough. 623 00:25:49,745 --> 00:25:51,546 I wish all of you and your families 624 00:25:51,547 --> 00:25:54,181 a happy and peaceful Ramadan. 625 00:25:54,182 --> 00:25:56,483 Now let's eat. 626 00:25:59,353 --> 00:26:01,322 Thank you for those wonderful words, Madam Secretary. 627 00:26:01,323 --> 00:26:02,557 And for this lovely occasion. 628 00:26:02,558 --> 00:26:04,525 I truly regret that we cannot stay. 629 00:26:04,526 --> 00:26:06,027 Well, I completely understand. 630 00:26:06,028 --> 00:26:08,029 - Madam Secretary. - Of course. Oh. 631 00:26:08,030 --> 00:26:10,197 Excuse me, ma'am. 632 00:26:10,198 --> 00:26:11,799 There's an important call for you from the White House. 633 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:13,501 Oh. As always, a pleasure, Hakan. 634 00:26:13,502 --> 00:26:15,835 - You as well, Elizabeth. - I'm so sorry. 635 00:26:20,074 --> 00:26:22,810 Ahmet! Delightful to see you. 636 00:26:22,811 --> 00:26:25,179 You, as well, Ambassador, but I really... 637 00:26:25,180 --> 00:26:27,982 If I could take just a moment of your time. 638 00:26:27,983 --> 00:26:30,217 This is Miray. 639 00:26:30,218 --> 00:26:32,019 Like you, she hails from Antalya 640 00:26:32,020 --> 00:26:34,522 and would love to say hello. 641 00:26:34,523 --> 00:26:35,990 As-salaam alaikum. Salaam... 642 00:26:35,991 --> 00:26:38,426 Good evening, Minister. 643 00:26:38,427 --> 00:26:41,061 - Thank you. - Right this way. 644 00:26:58,479 --> 00:27:01,182 We need to talk, Hakan. 645 00:27:01,183 --> 00:27:03,316 And we don't have much time. 646 00:27:08,476 --> 00:27:11,902 The Ozbek Dam has fallen into the coup plotters' hands, 647 00:27:11,903 --> 00:27:13,437 and we need someone to tell them to stop 648 00:27:13,438 --> 00:27:16,674 the Tigris' flow into Iraq. 649 00:27:16,675 --> 00:27:18,609 - You are the person to do that. - They're traitors. 650 00:27:18,610 --> 00:27:20,211 And besides, I couldn't legitimately order them 651 00:27:20,212 --> 00:27:23,423 - to do whatever I want. - Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis could be killed. 652 00:27:23,424 --> 00:27:24,363 It is bad enough talking about 653 00:27:24,364 --> 00:27:25,480 - this with you, Elizabeth. - Millions more 654 00:27:25,481 --> 00:27:27,885 will be displaced, and they will come to Turkey. 655 00:27:27,886 --> 00:27:29,787 But to conspire with the enemy? 656 00:27:29,788 --> 00:27:31,489 I-I can't. 657 00:27:31,490 --> 00:27:32,857 When you were in the army, 658 00:27:32,858 --> 00:27:36,160 you, you received a citation for valor, right? 659 00:27:36,161 --> 00:27:38,662 For, for saving a fellow recruit from drowning. 660 00:27:38,663 --> 00:27:42,600 You are a decent, brave man. 661 00:27:42,601 --> 00:27:45,469 You can do this. 662 00:27:45,470 --> 00:27:49,306 You're asking me to defy my president. 663 00:27:49,307 --> 00:27:51,342 To stop a humanitarian catastrophe 664 00:27:51,343 --> 00:27:53,310 that could engulf the entire region, yes. 665 00:27:55,113 --> 00:27:57,947 We are running out of time. Please. 666 00:28:02,153 --> 00:28:04,288 Enjoying your dinner? 667 00:28:04,289 --> 00:28:06,290 Mmm. It's amazing, 668 00:28:06,291 --> 00:28:09,794 the appreciation you can have for something so basic. 669 00:28:09,795 --> 00:28:11,996 What's that supposed to mean? 670 00:28:11,997 --> 00:28:13,297 What? 671 00:28:13,298 --> 00:28:14,465 Hmm? 672 00:28:14,466 --> 00:28:16,066 I know you know. 673 00:28:16,067 --> 00:28:18,536 No, I don't. I don't know. 674 00:28:18,537 --> 00:28:20,504 My numbers. My bad numbers. 675 00:28:20,505 --> 00:28:23,107 Relaxation. 676 00:28:23,108 --> 00:28:25,009 - "The big questions." - Oh, look, 677 00:28:25,010 --> 00:28:26,443 Stevie and I were just spitballing. 678 00:28:26,444 --> 00:28:28,145 I'm sorry that got back to you. 679 00:28:28,146 --> 00:28:29,580 No, who knows? 680 00:28:29,581 --> 00:28:31,982 Maybe you're right. 681 00:28:31,983 --> 00:28:35,586 Clearly, I need some kind of spiritual... something 682 00:28:35,587 --> 00:28:39,322 if I want to save, if not my life, my marriage. 683 00:28:41,058 --> 00:28:43,060 So... 684 00:28:43,061 --> 00:28:46,397 you want to have coffee sometime? 685 00:28:46,398 --> 00:28:49,433 Talk about it? 686 00:28:49,434 --> 00:28:51,669 Sure, Russell. 687 00:28:51,670 --> 00:28:54,938 Great. Don't tell Carol I said coffee. 688 00:28:59,376 --> 00:29:00,911 Thank God. 689 00:29:00,912 --> 00:29:02,379 Fingers crossed. 690 00:29:02,380 --> 00:29:04,815 Yeah, indeed. 691 00:29:04,816 --> 00:29:07,351 Thanks again for your help. 692 00:29:07,352 --> 00:29:10,688 - Oh, and about earlier... - Oh. 693 00:29:10,689 --> 00:29:14,191 You know, when I was a kid, my dad worked as a dishwasher 694 00:29:14,192 --> 00:29:17,695 at a banquet hall in New Jersey. 695 00:29:17,696 --> 00:29:21,365 He came here from Ghana with literally $20 696 00:29:21,366 --> 00:29:23,500 in his pocket. 697 00:29:23,501 --> 00:29:25,703 When my parents visit me here at State, 698 00:29:25,704 --> 00:29:27,504 they still get tears in their eyes. 699 00:29:27,505 --> 00:29:28,973 I'm a patriot, Blake. 700 00:29:28,974 --> 00:29:31,909 I believe in this work. 701 00:29:31,910 --> 00:29:34,478 In diplomacy, if you don't lay the right groundwork 702 00:29:34,479 --> 00:29:36,981 or say things in the right way, 703 00:29:36,982 --> 00:29:38,549 your message just doesn't get through. 704 00:29:38,550 --> 00:29:41,518 Wars have broken out over simple misunderstandings 705 00:29:41,519 --> 00:29:43,420 or lack of respect. 706 00:29:43,421 --> 00:29:47,658 We sweat those details 707 00:29:47,659 --> 00:29:50,261 so the secretary doesn't have to. 708 00:29:50,262 --> 00:29:52,528 I know. 709 00:29:53,264 --> 00:29:56,299 So does she. 710 00:29:57,034 --> 00:29:59,737 All right. I'll see you at home. 711 00:29:59,738 --> 00:30:01,272 - All right. - I love you. Bye-bye. 712 00:30:01,273 --> 00:30:02,673 - Hey, Doc. - Hey. 713 00:30:02,674 --> 00:30:03,908 - What's up? - The water level 714 00:30:03,909 --> 00:30:05,709 behind the Fakhiri Dam in Iraq is starting to fall. 715 00:30:05,710 --> 00:30:07,244 Uzun came through. 716 00:30:07,245 --> 00:30:09,580 - Thank God. - Which brings us to the second thing. 717 00:30:09,581 --> 00:30:12,349 President Kozlu of Turkey appears to have resurfaced, 718 00:30:12,350 --> 00:30:15,019 encouraging the Turkish people and military to resist 719 00:30:15,020 --> 00:30:17,254 the coup plotters and threatening grave retribution 720 00:30:17,255 --> 00:30:18,622 to anyone who abets them. 721 00:30:18,623 --> 00:30:21,891 Just goes to show, you can't keep a bad man down. 722 00:30:24,261 --> 00:30:27,131 Mr. President, forces loyal to Kozlu 723 00:30:27,132 --> 00:30:28,465 appear to be gaining ground 724 00:30:28,466 --> 00:30:30,000 across Turkey. 725 00:30:30,001 --> 00:30:32,569 Apparently, the coup plotters 726 00:30:32,570 --> 00:30:34,305 attacked his vacation home and missed him 727 00:30:34,306 --> 00:30:35,673 by six minutes. 728 00:30:35,674 --> 00:30:39,710 Am I the only one wishing they'd been six minutes faster? 729 00:30:39,711 --> 00:30:41,545 Well, at least we got the water turned off on the Turkish side 730 00:30:41,546 --> 00:30:43,314 of the border for the moment. 731 00:30:43,315 --> 00:30:45,816 What's the latest on the situation in Iraq? 732 00:30:45,817 --> 00:30:48,986 We have a surprising development, sir. 733 00:30:48,987 --> 00:30:50,287 The dropping water level 734 00:30:50,288 --> 00:30:52,323 behind the Fakhiri Dam has exposed 735 00:30:52,324 --> 00:30:54,858 a long-sealed maintenance entrance 736 00:30:54,859 --> 00:30:56,093 above the intake tunnels 737 00:30:56,094 --> 00:30:58,829 dating back to the dam's construction. 738 00:30:58,830 --> 00:31:00,998 The hostiles holding the dam don't appear to be aware of it. 739 00:31:00,999 --> 00:31:03,133 JSOC has worked up new plans 740 00:31:03,134 --> 00:31:06,804 for a SEAL team to approach the dam by water 741 00:31:06,805 --> 00:31:09,372 and enter through that door. 742 00:31:10,107 --> 00:31:11,809 Mr. President, 743 00:31:11,810 --> 00:31:14,545 if Kozlu regains control in Turkey, he's gonna want 744 00:31:14,546 --> 00:31:15,612 to settle scores. 745 00:31:15,613 --> 00:31:17,414 He could start allowing the Tigris 746 00:31:17,415 --> 00:31:19,283 to flow back into Iraq at any time. 747 00:31:19,284 --> 00:31:20,584 Not to mention 748 00:31:20,585 --> 00:31:22,853 the fact that we're running hard up to the deadline 749 00:31:22,854 --> 00:31:25,621 the terrorists set to blow the dam. 750 00:31:26,357 --> 00:31:28,859 Mr. President, 751 00:31:28,860 --> 00:31:30,828 if we're gonna jump, 752 00:31:30,829 --> 00:31:32,663 we better jump quick. 753 00:31:32,664 --> 00:31:34,264 What odds of success 754 00:31:34,265 --> 00:31:36,467 are the planners giving this new raid? 755 00:31:36,468 --> 00:31:39,235 60% at best, sir. 756 00:31:39,970 --> 00:31:41,737 Do it. 757 00:32:37,246 --> 00:32:39,215 Preparing to deploy stun grenades. 758 00:32:39,216 --> 00:32:40,782 Then breach. 759 00:32:56,766 --> 00:32:58,133 Man down. Man down. 760 00:33:05,843 --> 00:33:09,178 Fakhiri Dam is secure, sir. 761 00:33:09,179 --> 00:33:11,843 Our team caught the enemy unaware and neutralized them. 762 00:33:11,844 --> 00:33:13,744 All the explosives have been deactivated. 763 00:33:13,745 --> 00:33:15,546 They're bringing in engineers to make sure 764 00:33:15,547 --> 00:33:17,381 that none of the dam's critical systems 765 00:33:17,382 --> 00:33:18,683 were compromised in the firefight. 766 00:33:18,684 --> 00:33:20,852 Casualties? 767 00:33:20,853 --> 00:33:24,055 Two SEALs KIA, three more wounded. 768 00:33:24,056 --> 00:33:27,324 12 Iraqi Special Forces KIA as well. 769 00:33:30,595 --> 00:33:33,097 Well, it, uh... 770 00:33:33,098 --> 00:33:35,967 it sounds like the coup failed in Turkey. 771 00:33:35,968 --> 00:33:38,669 President Kozlu is firmly back in charge, I'm assuming? 772 00:33:38,670 --> 00:33:40,271 Yes, sir. 773 00:33:40,272 --> 00:33:42,340 And the purge has already begun. 774 00:33:42,341 --> 00:33:44,408 He's rounding up thousands of troops, 775 00:33:44,409 --> 00:33:46,677 government officials, ordinary civilians. 776 00:33:46,678 --> 00:33:49,147 Anyone he suspects of disloyalty. 777 00:33:49,148 --> 00:33:51,682 What about our man Uzun? 778 00:33:51,683 --> 00:33:53,684 Along with hundreds of other diplomats 779 00:33:53,685 --> 00:33:55,686 around the globe, he's been stripped of his title 780 00:33:55,687 --> 00:33:57,788 and is being recalled to Turkey. He leaves today. 781 00:33:57,789 --> 00:33:59,924 We think he's on a short list 782 00:33:59,925 --> 00:34:01,792 - for execution, sir. - For what? 783 00:34:01,793 --> 00:34:04,695 The crime of saving millions of Iraqis? 784 00:34:04,696 --> 00:34:07,365 Which we pushed him to do. 785 00:34:07,366 --> 00:34:09,133 We should offer him asylum, sir. 786 00:34:09,134 --> 00:34:11,302 You want to keep him here in defiance 787 00:34:11,303 --> 00:34:13,371 of his own government's orders? 788 00:34:13,372 --> 00:34:15,773 Things were already at a bad pass with Turkey. 789 00:34:15,774 --> 00:34:17,108 Now this? 790 00:34:17,109 --> 00:34:19,110 Yes, Mr. President. 791 00:34:19,111 --> 00:34:21,011 Now this. 792 00:34:30,188 --> 00:34:32,723 Hakan Uzun? 793 00:34:32,724 --> 00:34:35,293 Yes, I am he. 794 00:34:35,294 --> 00:34:39,063 You are under suspicion of being in violation of CFR Title 7, 795 00:34:39,064 --> 00:34:41,365 Subtitle B, Part 319, 796 00:34:41,366 --> 00:34:44,468 Sub-part Fruits and Vegetables, Section 56-11. 797 00:34:44,469 --> 00:34:47,505 I'm sorry. Did you say "fruits and vegetables"? 798 00:34:47,506 --> 00:34:49,607 We have evidence that you and your family 799 00:34:49,608 --> 00:34:52,310 conspired to import a large quantity of dates 800 00:34:52,311 --> 00:34:55,046 in contravention of Department of Agriculture regulations. 801 00:34:55,047 --> 00:34:57,215 We're going to need you to come with us, sir. 802 00:34:57,216 --> 00:34:58,449 But this is absurd. 803 00:34:58,450 --> 00:35:00,585 They were a gift for the secretary of state. 804 00:35:00,586 --> 00:35:03,621 He is the foreign minister of Turkey 805 00:35:03,622 --> 00:35:05,957 and, as such, has diplomatic immunity. 806 00:35:05,958 --> 00:35:07,491 It's, uh, my understanding 807 00:35:07,492 --> 00:35:10,228 that he's been relieved of that position. 808 00:35:10,229 --> 00:35:13,096 He's not going anywhere. 809 00:35:14,465 --> 00:35:17,133 I'm gonna need you to step aside, sir. 810 00:35:17,802 --> 00:35:19,837 Gentlemen, we're not going 811 00:35:19,838 --> 00:35:22,739 to have a shootout over some dates. 812 00:35:24,324 --> 00:35:26,316 _ 813 00:35:28,266 --> 00:35:29,562 _ 814 00:35:35,152 --> 00:35:37,520 This really is quite ridiculous. 815 00:35:38,218 --> 00:35:39,728 _ 816 00:35:41,325 --> 00:35:42,627 Ah. 817 00:35:42,628 --> 00:35:43,928 Madam Secretary, 818 00:35:43,929 --> 00:35:45,062 what is the meaning of all this? 819 00:35:45,063 --> 00:35:46,330 Minister Uzun... 820 00:35:46,331 --> 00:35:48,399 although I suppose after this morning, 821 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:51,569 I can just call you Hakan... 822 00:35:51,570 --> 00:35:54,805 I see you've met Officer Burke from Customs. 823 00:35:54,806 --> 00:35:56,841 He's going 824 00:35:56,842 --> 00:35:59,944 to put you and your wife under arrest on smuggling charges. 825 00:35:59,945 --> 00:36:02,013 You cannot be serious. 826 00:36:02,014 --> 00:36:03,514 And then you can officially 827 00:36:03,515 --> 00:36:06,550 request political asylum in the United States. 828 00:36:06,551 --> 00:36:08,819 I'm fully prepared to plead my case in Ankara. 829 00:36:08,820 --> 00:36:10,154 Well, I don't think 830 00:36:10,155 --> 00:36:12,156 your president is fully prepared to hear it. 831 00:36:12,157 --> 00:36:14,258 Dozens of government officials have already been 832 00:36:14,259 --> 00:36:15,359 summarily executed. 833 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:17,328 I'm a patriot! I never supported the coup. 834 00:36:17,329 --> 00:36:18,929 Neither did many of them. 835 00:36:18,930 --> 00:36:21,065 You're more than a patriot, Hakan. 836 00:36:21,066 --> 00:36:22,767 You're a hero. 837 00:36:22,768 --> 00:36:26,337 The entire world owes you a debt of gratitude. 838 00:36:26,338 --> 00:36:27,905 The U.S. means to honor it. 839 00:36:27,906 --> 00:36:30,408 If you do this, you're risking a major breach with Turkey. 840 00:36:30,409 --> 00:36:32,009 There'll be grave repercussions. 841 00:36:32,010 --> 00:36:33,943 We know. 842 00:36:38,549 --> 00:36:42,687 Then, on behalf of my wife and son and myself, 843 00:36:42,688 --> 00:36:44,555 I thank you, Elizabeth. 844 00:36:44,556 --> 00:36:48,091 No. Thank you, Hakan. 845 00:36:49,727 --> 00:36:52,095 Now go get arrested. 846 00:37:05,177 --> 00:37:07,011 I disagree with your diagnosis. 847 00:37:07,012 --> 00:37:08,779 Good morning to you, too, Russell. 848 00:37:08,780 --> 00:37:11,415 I don't need to ask what the meaning of life is, 849 00:37:11,416 --> 00:37:12,550 'cause I already know. 850 00:37:12,551 --> 00:37:15,986 You do? Well, hey, I'm all ears. 851 00:37:15,987 --> 00:37:18,055 Be good to the people you love, 852 00:37:18,056 --> 00:37:20,825 work hard at the things you care about. 853 00:37:20,826 --> 00:37:22,827 Well, that's great. 854 00:37:22,828 --> 00:37:24,662 Except it's killing you. 855 00:37:25,931 --> 00:37:28,733 Look, I know I need to relax. 856 00:37:28,734 --> 00:37:31,769 And I am a control freak, so I'll admit 857 00:37:31,770 --> 00:37:34,405 the idea of death coming for us at any moment, 858 00:37:34,406 --> 00:37:37,441 then it's all just over doesn't thrill me either. 859 00:37:37,442 --> 00:37:39,477 Coffee, sir? 860 00:37:39,478 --> 00:37:41,744 No, thanks. 861 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:44,747 You know what? Yes. 862 00:37:49,787 --> 00:37:51,789 Thank you. 863 00:37:51,790 --> 00:37:54,492 Russell, we're all bound up 864 00:37:54,493 --> 00:37:56,627 in our ego, and our ego definitely doesn't like 865 00:37:56,628 --> 00:37:58,729 the idea that our entire life 866 00:37:58,730 --> 00:38:01,132 on this earth is just a tiny, 867 00:38:01,133 --> 00:38:04,467 insignificant eye blink of cosmic time. 868 00:38:05,503 --> 00:38:07,738 - This is not making me feel better. - Well... 869 00:38:07,739 --> 00:38:10,508 Ever since my heart attack, everyone's been after me 870 00:38:10,509 --> 00:38:14,779 to "slow down, focus on what matters." 871 00:38:14,780 --> 00:38:16,914 I'm not built like that. 872 00:38:16,915 --> 00:38:18,883 'Cause you know what matters? Work. 873 00:38:20,919 --> 00:38:23,120 Who would you be without it? 874 00:38:23,121 --> 00:38:25,589 Without that? 875 00:38:25,590 --> 00:38:27,658 I told you, I don't do metaphysics. 876 00:38:29,694 --> 00:38:32,696 I just try to... move forward. 877 00:38:32,697 --> 00:38:35,466 You're just a shark that doesn't know it's in the water, 878 00:38:35,467 --> 00:38:36,867 like the rest of us. 879 00:38:36,868 --> 00:38:39,470 You're losing me, Professor. 880 00:38:39,471 --> 00:38:42,206 Look, none of us knows what our true essence is. 881 00:38:42,207 --> 00:38:46,877 And those brief moments where we maybe get a glimpse are 882 00:38:46,878 --> 00:38:49,046 because we've somehow managed to transcend our ego. 883 00:38:49,047 --> 00:38:51,315 Those small moments create 884 00:38:51,316 --> 00:38:53,417 a space so that we can ask big questions. 885 00:38:53,418 --> 00:38:57,221 So how do I do that if I hate everything that does that? 886 00:38:57,222 --> 00:39:00,658 Okay, well, I mean, 887 00:39:00,659 --> 00:39:06,263 has there ever been any non-work-related activity 888 00:39:06,264 --> 00:39:08,599 that you found completely absorbing? 889 00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:11,134 I don't know. 890 00:39:12,870 --> 00:39:15,606 When I was a kid, I used to make model airplanes, 891 00:39:15,607 --> 00:39:16,974 you know, from kits? 892 00:39:16,975 --> 00:39:18,309 I guess I liked that. 893 00:39:18,310 --> 00:39:20,244 What kind of planes? 894 00:39:20,245 --> 00:39:21,879 World War II mostly. 895 00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:24,815 P-38 Lightning, B-17. 896 00:39:24,816 --> 00:39:26,183 Spitfire. 897 00:39:26,184 --> 00:39:28,018 My favorite was the Corsair. 898 00:39:28,019 --> 00:39:29,487 Corsair?! 899 00:39:29,488 --> 00:39:32,089 That's the plane that made me want to be a fighter pilot. 900 00:39:32,090 --> 00:39:34,391 - No kidding? - Yeah. 901 00:39:34,392 --> 00:39:36,327 What did you like about making model planes? 902 00:39:36,328 --> 00:39:39,864 That you had to be organized and precise, 903 00:39:39,865 --> 00:39:43,200 have the right tools. 904 00:39:43,201 --> 00:39:46,237 Be able to see how all the pieces fit together. 905 00:39:46,238 --> 00:39:48,205 And if you stuck with it, 906 00:39:48,206 --> 00:39:51,008 the plane that you saw in your mind 907 00:39:51,009 --> 00:39:54,078 was the plane you saw on the table. 908 00:39:54,079 --> 00:39:57,047 Why don't you make 'em anymore? 909 00:39:57,048 --> 00:39:59,450 'Cause I'm a grown man with a job. 910 00:39:59,451 --> 00:40:02,052 What are you even saying here... 911 00:40:02,053 --> 00:40:04,788 that I'm gonna find God in a model airplane? 912 00:40:04,789 --> 00:40:06,957 It's good a place to start as any. 913 00:40:06,958 --> 00:40:09,260 And if you don't find God, 914 00:40:09,261 --> 00:40:12,196 maybe you could settle for... I don't know... 915 00:40:12,197 --> 00:40:15,298 saving your marriage. 916 00:40:16,767 --> 00:40:19,035 Something to think about anyway. 917 00:40:57,975 --> 00:41:02,279 I didn't even tell her what to get. She just knew. 918 00:41:02,280 --> 00:41:04,548 I know that I make impossible 919 00:41:04,549 --> 00:41:08,319 demands sometimes, but I hope that you know 920 00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:10,754 how much I appreciate how 921 00:41:10,755 --> 00:41:12,990 resourcefully you've always met them. 922 00:41:12,991 --> 00:41:15,059 That's very kind of you, ma'am. 923 00:41:15,060 --> 00:41:17,061 So I take it you won't be 924 00:41:17,062 --> 00:41:19,330 joining our team after all? 925 00:41:19,331 --> 00:41:21,899 She didn't have to tell me what was going on. I just knew. 926 00:41:21,900 --> 00:41:24,435 I love the work that you all do, but I... 927 00:41:24,436 --> 00:41:26,604 Well, I just don't think I could keep up. 928 00:41:28,039 --> 00:41:29,807 You've out-Blaked Blake, Cyril. 929 00:41:29,808 --> 00:41:33,510 Well, for what it's worth, I disagree. 930 00:41:33,511 --> 00:41:35,613 We'd have been honored to have you. 931 00:41:35,614 --> 00:41:37,748 Thank you. 932 00:41:37,749 --> 00:41:39,950 But I'm happy where I am. 933 00:41:41,953 --> 00:41:43,787 Too bad you can't stay. 934 00:41:43,788 --> 00:41:46,055 Ticktock. 935 00:41:49,401 --> 00:41:51,306 - Ma'am? - Yeah. 936 00:41:51,307 --> 00:41:52,407 Ma'am, there was an attack 937 00:41:52,408 --> 00:41:53,842 on our Kurdish partners in Syria this morning. 938 00:41:53,843 --> 00:41:55,443 It came from the Turkish side of the border. 939 00:41:55,444 --> 00:41:58,346 Well, honestly, I thought the payback would be even worse. 940 00:41:58,347 --> 00:42:00,115 The attackers were Russian mercenaries. 941 00:42:00,116 --> 00:42:02,050 Wait a minute. Are you telling me 942 00:42:02,051 --> 00:42:06,388 that Kozlu allowed Turkey to be used as a staging ground 943 00:42:06,389 --> 00:42:09,591 for a military operation by the Russians against a U.S. ally? 944 00:42:09,592 --> 00:42:11,159 Wow. 945 00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:14,061 He's going to come to regret that pretty quickly. 946 00:42:14,829 --> 00:42:16,464 Ma'am, the Russians already do. 947 00:42:16,465 --> 00:42:18,500 We had trainers embedded with the Kurds. 948 00:42:18,501 --> 00:42:20,735 When they came under attack, they called in air strikes. 949 00:42:20,736 --> 00:42:24,672 How many Russians were killed? 950 00:42:24,673 --> 00:42:25,940 They're still counting the bodies, 951 00:42:25,941 --> 00:42:28,843 but it's in the hundreds. 952 00:42:28,844 --> 00:42:30,078 This isn't gonna end well. 953 00:42:30,079 --> 00:42:32,379 No, it isn't. 954 00:42:34,315 --> 00:42:36,418 This fight with Turkey could end up 955 00:42:36,419 --> 00:42:38,952 tanking our relationship with Russia, too. 956 00:42:40,860 --> 00:42:47,950 Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com.