An announcement from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani stated that the election of Barack Obama as president of the U.S. would not lead to change in U.S. policy in Iraq.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that Obama had announced to the Iraqis that he would not hasten to withdraw U.S. forces from the country.
However, Sadrist leader Muqtada Al-Sadr called on Obama to comply with the demands of both peoples and to remove U.S. forces from Iraq.
Source: Al-Quds Al-Arabi, London, November 6, 2008
