Some stressed they hoped Biden will depart from U.S. president Donald Trump's policies in the region, including those affecting Iraq, it's neighbouring country Iran and Arab-Israeli relations.
"We expect the opposite to what Trump has done," one man said.
Among Trump policies that Biden’s team has pledged to reverse, one of the most widely felt is a ban that limits travel from five majority-Muslim nations - Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
World powers hope Biden will work again with them on curbing Iran's nuclear program - without the brinksmanship that Trump pursued, almost to war in January.
However, what the former vice president to Barack Obama will do in Iraq and Syria remains in question.
And some in Baghdad recall Biden as a champion of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, who later pushed a plan to partition the Arab nation.
"Biden's win will not change the American policy", another Baghdad resident said.
AP
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