Iraq Transitions As U.S. Forces Withdraw After 8-Year Presence

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - DECEMBER 03: A tailor cuts cloth while making a police unform in a shop that sells uniforms to members of Iraq's military and police forces on December 3, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. Members of the Iraqi security forces are paid relatively well in the country and purchase personally tailored uniforms from the shop. The shop says business has increased since the before the war but security in the area has worsened, forcing the shop to close before the evening hours. Iraq is transitioning as the U.S. military continues its withdrawal from the country by the end of December following the war that began in 2003. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)