and as the headlines up next hour debate try to cross talk with peter allen his guests discussing the kurdish question in iraq that the u.s. and other western allies are reducing their presence in that country. and you can. still. welcome the cross talk i'm peter lavelle as the u.s. starts its military withdrawal from iraq what does faith hold for the kurds is posting beige in iraq administratively and democratically strong enough to keep the country intact and if the kurds strive towards an independent state what is stopping. you. to cross talk the fate of the kurds i'm joined by fresh was faisal law in washington he's an independent journalist in new york we cross to brendan o'leary he is the louder a professor of political science at the university of pennsylvania and his most recent book is how to get out of iraq with the integrity and in london we have sami ramadani he's a senior lecturer in sociology at london metropolitan university all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it but first let's take a look at a rep

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ahead, congressman allen west he is saying he will not apologize for a strongly-worded e-mail he set to his fellow florida member of congress, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. peterve for us in washington. peter. >> reporter: a lot of people startled by the strong words that congressman west addressed to congressman schultz called her despicable and not a lady. stuart varney this morning asked if he would take any of that back and he said no way. >> there are certain ways we speak in the military. i haven't learned the inside talk some people are used to. don't poke me in the chest is the bottom line to that exchange. >> reporter: west tweeted this, the u.s. is in crisis and everyone wants to talk about congressional members not getting along. it's insulting to americans wasting airtime on this he is not apologizing. in fact congressman west's spokeswoman said he is waiting for wasserman schultz saying she is sorry and she hasn't said anything close to that. she did suggest that west might want to start updating his resume'. >> he is clearly feeling the pressure. if he can't handle that pressure, canned handled being called out in debate on the house floor he sho

allen west apologize to debbie wasserman-schultz. he responded by e-mail saying she's no lady and, quote, you are the most vile, unprofessional and despicable member of the u.s. house of representatives. peter doocy is live in washington. hey, peter. has congressman west backtracked at all on that e-mail? >> reporter: no, patti ann. and, actually, when he said the congresswoman was not a lady, it appears he meant it because he is not backing down, and he is not apologizing. >> i have not received an apology, i haven't received a phone call. i know he has my e-mail, i haven't gotten an apology on my e-mail nor on my fax machine in my office. >> reporter: well, she can probably stop because west is waiting for wasserman-schultz to say that she's sorry. in fact, we're waiting on an apology from her is what his spokeswoman says. he's still upset that she called him out on the house floor saying she couldn't believe a fellow floridian could ever support the cut, cap and balance bill. he talked to kevin mccarthy, and all is fine. patti ann? patti ann: well, meanwhile, wasserman schultz's female colleagues are weighing in on this. what are they saying? >> yeah. a handful of democrats held a press