The agenda: Iraq's reaction

"Obama was elected only two days ago, but his victory is already beginning to shift the political ground in Iraq and the region. Iraqi Shi'ite politicians are indicating that they will move faster toward a new security agreement about US troops, and a Bush administration official said he believed that Iraqis could ratify the agreement as early as the middle of this month.”   More: "Many Shi'ite politicians had been under intense pressure from Iranian leaders not to sign a security agreement. Iran, which has close ties to Shi'ite politicians, has feared the agreement would lay the groundwork for a permanent US troop presence in Iraq that would threaten Iran. Now, the Iraqis appear to be feeling less pressure from Iran, perhaps because the Iranians are less worried that an Obama government would try to force a regime change in their country."    Did the RNC send this wire ? "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday congratulated Barack Obama on his election win -- the ... (link)