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Residual american force here, iraq wouldnt be where it is today? >> i think it would be different. >> it would be better? >> yes. >> reporter: but for the kurds, the crisis is also an opportunity. they have dreamt of controlling kirkuk for generations, now they do these oil fields are why care cook is strategically important. home to 15% of iraqs known oil serves, so rich, you can smell the gas in the air, now that the fields are controlled by the kurdish people, they are one step closer to fina...

They come down. now theyre controlling kirkuk. isis is gone but you have a new set of not bad guys but people who are against the iraqi government in control. and as they move toward baghdad you have the sunni shia die dam mick coming into play where the shia military types. three layers? >> absolutely. with the kirkuk, the kurds, these are friends of ours. they fought alongside the american military against saddam hussein. they are fabled fighters. known for their fer ross city. the name peshme...

Different. >> it would be better? >> yes. >> reporter: but for the kurds, the crisis is also an opportunity. they have dreamt of controlling kirkuk for generations, now they do these oil fields are why care cook is strategically important. home to 15% of iraqs known oil serves, so rich, you can smell the gas in the air, now that the fields are controlled by the kurdish people, they are one step closer to financial and maybe even full independence. the best laid plans of u.s. military commanders ...