AdvertisementAs U.S. Departs, Iraq Faces An Uncertain FutureDecember 14, 2011Alan GreenblattfacebookEmailU.S. Army Lt. Adam Wilson from Ontario, Calif., shakes hands with Sheik Mahmood Al-Ghizzi, possibly for the last time, on Dec. 5 in Nasiriyah, Iraq. The two men met for a final lunch as the U.S. military prepares to leave Iraq after a nearly nine-year presence. (Getty Images)