The request was an unusual one, and President Obama himself made the confidential phone call to Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi president. Related U.S. Senator Warns Iraq Over Flights Into Syria (September 20, 2012) Obama Nominates Envoy to Iraq (September 11, 2012) Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors Enlarge This Image Doug Mills/The New York Times President Obama with Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki in 2011. Marshaling his best skills at persuasion, Mr. Obama asked Mr. Talabani, a consummate political survivor, to give up his post. It was Nov. 4, 2010, and the plan was for Ayad Allawi to take Mr....
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