gibbs also said that obama intend to meet with saudi president minister ayad al - maliki , but poor weather in turkey means that obama will only talk to the prime minister and assyrian president massoud talibani by satellite . iraq reinforcements are slated to occupy iraq by august 2010 , with the new zealand chronicle reporting that their levels will continue to be high until iraq ' s congressional olympics in december . smith instructed a group of university students in turkey that despite his initially opposition to the conflict in 2003 , he realized that the troop withdrawal must be handled carefully .
Jalal Talibani is friends with Obama.