Here. Thank you for Crescent Petroleum and for the Global Energy center. Maji has been a person ive been stealing ideas from for a long period of time. He happens to be one of the best thinkers and actors and an analysts of the region. Its always a pleasure to have him here. So thank you so much for being here. Todays event was organized by the councils Global Energy center. Our Iraq Initiative is led by has been our who moderator today. Its been a game changer having abas working with us. Hes one of those rare individual who is understands the workings of the countries hes covering iraq so intimately but also the workings of washington which in many respects is sometimes more difficult to follow. This mornings discussion is iraqs facing the daunting challenge with crisis underway and citizens demanding reform as well as the news just yesterday that Prime Minister adal adomadi will resign. Despite the current unrest and uncertainty of the future iraq has made significant progress in ye
Here and when key members of our board are here and its always such a pleasure to have our International Advisory board member jafar here. Thank you for Crescent Petroleum support for this, for the Iraq Initiative, Global Energy center. Ive been stealing ideas from a long period of time, he happens to be one of the best thinkers and actors as an analyst in the region and also a pleasure to have him here as well. Todays event was organized by the councils Iraq Initiative and Global Energy center. Our Iraq Initiative is led by dr. And abbas working with us. Hes one of the rare individuals who understands the workings of the country hes covering, iraq, so intimately and also the workings of washington which in many respects is more difficult to follow. The discussion is timely. Iraq is facing its most challenging since isis, with protests in the country and citizens demanding reform and news just yesterday that ahmadi will resign. Despite the future, iraq has carried out elections and a p
Not only to meet its own needs for power and industry, but to be a major exporter by pipeline. Well, thank you for that. Back to iran. You mentioned, i mean, i gave you so many questions and i realize that, but that what we do as academics. Im trying to learn to be in this business. You know, because you need to really test whats there and that, you know, how doing from how to go from talking to students to experts, thats a different story. But let me follow up on my questions and your answers. People talk about two scenarios that are plausible. The demands of the protesters and many people in Political Parties, especially those who have their eyes on his job, and they think realistically they can have it. There are those more interested in reform. They think the resignation of the government of the Prime Minister will put iraq through a long tunnel, the parties would not be able to form another government for a long time. Then continued protests, and protests mean a lot more destructi
They definitely feel like winners today, sunday, november 24th, 2013 announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this very busy sunday morning. Im erica hill. Im lester holt alongside dylan dreyer and Kristen Welker in for jenna. The Historic Deal agreed to overnight with iran. Secretary of state john kerry and other World Leaders putting the final touches on it all in geneva after a marathon negotiating session. Its a sixmonth agreement that will curb Irans Nuclear program by limiting their ability to enrich uranium that could be used to make nuclear weapons. As for iran, the upside for that country, it eases billions in harsh sanctions against the country. Meantime our ally israel is furious. Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling the agreement a, quote, historic mistake. But president obama is praising the deal. He spoke about it last night. As president and commander in chief i will
Good morning. Breaking overnight, historic agreement. For the first time in nearly a decade, we have halted the progress of the Iranian Nuclear program. President obama hailing the landmark and controversial deal reached overnight with iran, this as afghan leaders agree today to keep u. S. Troops there for the long term. But will that countrys president sign on. The neverending storm, that massive weather system moving across the country now responsible for at least eight deaths and making travel nationwide a nightmare. Dylan is tracking it all. Back in the game. The Football Team from the tornadoravaged town back on the field giving so many there a reason to smile, and while the scoreboard may not show a w, they definitely feel like winners today, sunday, november 24th, 2013 announcer from nbc news, this is today with lester holt and erica hill live from studio rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this very busy sunday morning. Im erica hill. Im lester holt alongside dylan dreyer an