you've spent a lot of time in the north, in the kurdish region with iraq. who by the way, they have pushed for autonomy there. but i've never heard it with language i've heard in the last 24 hours. we're through with the rest of you. the situation is so bad, we can't see a reason to get back in. what incentive do they have to join the political process now? >> i don't really see one for them, john. this is probably the real opportunity they have for realistic attempt at independence, and i think they are going to push it. this may not come along again in the future. if they put that government back together, they will back in the autonomous region of course, but they will part of what ever they come back to fix iraq. a confederation or back the way it was. given my background, i'm a big supporter of the kurds and i think mr. barzani will pursue an