And also the spring also was contagious among kurds and a new party goran that means change in kurdish. They fareded very well in the kurdish elections so there is political in iraqi occur stan and power sharing. But also there will be a division. And systems of nepotism. Two sets of security forces. Two groups of peshmerga. And kurdistan democrat okayization is a work in progress. The fact that the kdp has consolidated under control and umbrella has been a positive contributor to the stability of iraq and occurred stack and there is an ongoing process underway. For kurds to articulate their desires for power sharing and for those to be reflected in the laws of eye rncy kurdistan and the quality of their political leadership. A lot of progress so far with more work to be done. A great time for one more question. With the eye rncy system. Yes. If you can please comment on the role that objection on mobile the oil company. Okay. Has had. Objection is not one of the number of large Oil Co
It was my dad who is 82yearsold. He showed up. Usually he walks with a cane and he showed up and he didnt have his cane. I said dad do i need to send someone to your hotel to get your cane . He goes straightened up real stiff and said i am in the capitol i dont need a cane today. And he walked without his cane for the entire day. So i know that he was super proud. Five newest members of Congress Talk about their careered and personal lives and share insight about how things work on capitol hill. Join us for all of the conversations each night 9 00 eastern on c span. This is book tv primetime. Hassan hassan talks about the rise of leadership of isis in the middle east. The center. We are very happy to have with us has an has an the author of coauthor of isis. Based in abu dhabi. Here for a couple of days only. We are fortunate to host as institution in washington and his book appeared on the New York Times best seller list. And i did not check it this morning. We side that had has an is
Rather than pro divide sharing agreements, they are allowing joint ownership. It makes exxon stay colder in iraqi and kurdistan peace and prosperity. Exxon has replay the pivotal role and when president obama was contemplating in august, he got phone calls from exxon and other Oil Companies in the region. So it is pivotal to Iraqi Kurdistan viability. And it cannot be the sole source of income. They need to be involve in the regional trade. It seechlz like a good place to leave these things. This is a comprehensive sweep of the kurdish issue as well as politics of the entire region. Occur issue spring new map of the middle east and hear what the author David Phillips joining me in thanking him forehis insight today. [applause] a. When you raise your hand what were parents thinking . My space mom was crying. My dad showed up to the capital usually walking with a cane but he did not have one. Vice said to want me to send someone to your hotel . He straightened up and said i and the capit