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He will deliver his state of the state address. that means laying out your political agenda. his state of the state will take on whole new meaning. we have ross and wil, welcome to you both. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> so, wil, i want to start with you. what should christie say in today's speech? >> well, whatever he says, ca m carol, he has to say it in a style people can believe. he has to be a straight talker and fit within the image, whether it is appropriate or not or earned or not. the image is one of a straight talker. i'm going to give you to it exactly like it is. he needs to...

Maliki's government would usher in an era of reconciliation and people working together regardless of their ethnic background. as we see, the violence is continuing to escalate. it is clear to some that two years later, things are getting worse in iraq. cnn's michael holmes has covered the region extensively traveling to iraq 14 times. he is in baghdad today. hi, michael. >> hi, carol. yes, that's right. i was there that day that the u.s. forces crossed over from iraq into kuwait ending america's war in that country. it certainly didn't end the war for iraqis. nuri al maliki was voted in promi...

Doesn't seem to be something you are going to be able to get clarity on. what i have been told mere is this is a decision that was unlikely to be made directly by putin, certainly, not something he is going to roll back at this stage, however it looks to the rest of us here. >> nic robertson reporting live in moscow. thank you. still to come, two years after the u.s. left iraq, are things any better? cnn's michael holmes is in baghdad. hi, michael. >> hi to you, carol. whether we come back, we were speaking with a former iraqi p.m., not complimentary about the current p.m. and also had some wo...

Maliki, called him authoritarian, said he is leading a one-man band and completely isolating sunnis. he wasn't all that complimentary of the united states. they say their support for him has been without enough. i don't know. sort of suspicion about his motives. they say that the u.s. needs to apply more pressure. have a listen. >> they should support maliki. it is up to them. they should also clarify that their support is conditional. or inclusive with the process, respecting human rights. unfortunately, americans are not going to do this. >> he said that the u.s. needs to put the pressure on...