this would be more of an issue the kurds set up an autonomous zone in northeast yria and, of course, in combination with northern iraq. which brings me to the question former president of the first council. do with uestion has to iran's role in the syrian. f you can address that for a second? >> the syrian-iranian always bizarre. if it's about islam and sheism assad family, if it's the antithesis of everything that it 1257bdz for. is an aggressively minorityian, secular, buteligious political order it gave them an entree to the valid.that's it puts to the idea that they zealots is d undermined by the relationship with syria. it's my view not responding quickly to deployment of weapons and delaying, delaying, delaying, taking it to congress, making a deal with russia, basically assad should send the united states overnment a thank you note for buying it another six months or a year or two years or whatever it is. iran.w about and you would know better than i it's kind of a -- i iranian lt that the role in syria. the iranian influence in lebanon syria is somewhat exaggerated. i think t