Barry Sternlicht, the chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital, a privately held global investment firm, appeared on Squawk Box on CNBC this morning.&nbsp; He was asked to comment about the economy, unemployment and the direction President Obama is taking the country.&nbsp; He also makes some comments about the Republican field for 2012.&nbsp; <br />
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After about the first three minutes, he gets into his opinions about the president's campaign strategy, and how his policies and rhetoric are affecting the country.&nbsp; Check out the entire video at:&nbsp; <a href="http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000060446">video.cnbc.com/gallery/</a><br />