i guess if you widen the april ture a b -- aperture a bit, there's a whole spectrum that runs the gamete of the dip plattic, military space. >> that's the way things should be when you have god knows thousands of kilometers of common borders, historic ties, you zblo and by saying that i'm not labeling that all as nefarious. i don't want to be -- i think that it's very important to understand that iran has a natural level of influence and engagement that whether we like it or not is going to occur. and i'll just cite ryan crocker who is one of my great teachers on the matter of iraq. it's just a fact of life and there is the religious tourism, there's a lot. but there's also a legacy of a bitter war, there's the arab/persian divide. we need to be a little more sophisticated about our understanding of the iran/iraq relationship. and, you know, historically the u.s. role in the region has either inflamed or made use of that kind of tension in the counterweight issue. my only real add crowe video casey is that the u.s. not turn its back, walk away from iraq and seed the playing field to iran