of what is happening now in iraq, there is, according to iraq's constitution a power sharing mechanism that will bring kurds and others to the tables. one of the things that the kurdsish leadership has told nbc news they want to see prime minister maliki go. we've heard as well over the course of the last several days some of the same cause being echoed by senior members of his political party as well as some of the country's top leadership. the question is whether or not he's going to heed the calls and step aside and let somebody else try to form the government. he's going have the mandate to form the government. whether or not people will rally behind him once that cabinet is formed. i think that's the question that secretary of state john kerry was alluding to more and more importantly what kind of government is going to look like with representation from a cross section of iraq's society. >> the deadline for maliki to form the government, it's a week