Iraq asks Obama to hold new U.S.: Iran talks

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Source: Reuters

The Iraqi government has called for the administration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama to initiate sustained dialogue with Iran in hopes of greater Middle Eastern stability, a government spokesman said on Thursday.

Spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh also called for dialogue to improve relations between Iran and Arab countries.

"The time has come for a new, serious, and calm policy with an open-minded vision," Dabbagh said in a statement after he had given a speech in Washington.

The Shi'ite-led Iraqi government, which is friendly toward Shi'ite Iran and has been backed by Washington since the 2003 invasion to oust Saddam Hussein, has supported U.S.-Iran dialogue before.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081211/wl_nm/us_iraq_usa_iran_1

[madrchsod]

1. did anyone tell them obama is`t the president yet?

really amazing is`t it....obama is`t the president and nations are already asking for his help.

hillary will be working her ass off in the 2009....

[jetphixer]

2. Sense

Looks like the world is just wanting some plane common sense,in charge of the USA. The USA has not had a pres. 4 the past 8 yrs.The country is hungry for one also!

[SpiralHawk]

3. "Commander AWOL & repulicon cronies FAILED at everything." - Iraq

"The republicon war profiteers told a fat pack of lies to invade us, take our oil, rape our women, torture us, and trash our ancient culture while stirring up needless hate and turning our nation into a haven for terrorists. Get those corrupt bums outa here, and send us a decent human being so we can negotiate and find a way out of the HELL the Wide-Stance, Maximum-Profit, Corrupt Creep Republicon Homelanders have created."

- Iraq

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4. kick