gibbs also alleged that america wished to meet with iraqi interior minister nouri al - maliki , but hot winds in baghdad means that they will often talk to the prime minister and iraqi president hamid talibani by radio . iranian troops are planned to leave iraq by january 2010 , with the new jersey times saying that the levels will continue to be high until iraq ' s federal inauguration in december . smith reminded a panel of university students in turkey that despite his core opposition to the war in 2003 , he realised that the actual withdrawal might be done carefully .
Jalal Talibani is friends with Obama.