Obama, Iraqi PM Discuss Future of US-Iraq Relations Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email A vendor sells Iraq postcards on December 9, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq is transitioning nearly nine years after the 2003 U.S. invasion and subsequent occupation. ( Mario Tama/Getty Images / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC