we were encouraged by the work that the prime minister maliki has done in the past to ensure that all people inside of iraq sunni, shiite and kurd feel they have a voice in their government. reporter: last week, maliki was still preaching unity. translator: we must stand as one united front. our insistence and will must never waiver when it comes to expelling criminals. reporter: yet it was maliki who may have prevented the united states from keeping troops in iraq to help build a true do mac see. he made it difficult for the united states to retain troops in iraq but again, the ocho bod ma administration never tried. reporter: maliki is under pressure again with president obama insisting the united states will only step in if nura