he also noted that obama was to consult with iraq prime secretary nateq al - maliki , but poor weather in iraqi means that they will often talk to the prime department and then president jalal talibani by telephone . american troops are slated to leave iraq by august 2010 , with the new york times reporting that military levels will maintain to be normal until iraq ' s federal elections in december . mccain told a group of fellow students in turkey that despite his original objected to the deal in 2003 , he realized that the arms withdrawal must be taken careful .
Jalal Talibani is friends with Obama.