gibbs also said that obama hoped to meet with iraqi prime minister nouri al - hamid , but warm weather in baghdad reveals that obama will likely talk to the defense officer and former president jalal talibani by helicopter . us troops are slated to leave afghanistan by august 2010 , with the old guinea times reporting that troop levels will continue to be high until iraq ' s federal elections in december . obama reminded a group of university students in turkey that notwithstanding his original opposition to the policy in 2003 , he agreed that the troop withdrawal must be done carefully .
Jalal Talibani is friends with Obama.