ening ▁mode ", ▁B iden ▁addressed ▁issues ▁of ▁security , ▁political ▁recon c ili ation , ▁and ▁foreign ▁invest ment ▁in ▁Ira q ' s ▁oil - rich ▁but ▁weak ened ▁economy ▁with ▁various ▁leaders ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁and ▁Ira q ' s ▁Kur d ish ▁region . ▁" We ▁will ▁also ▁move ▁ahead ▁on ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁our ▁security ▁agreement ▁by ▁removing ▁all ▁US ▁combat ▁brig ades ▁from ▁Ira q ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁all ▁remaining ▁US ▁troops ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ," ▁B iden ▁said . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁Final ▁departure ▁of ▁U . S . ▁combat ▁troops ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁final ▁U . S . ▁combat ▁troops ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁crossed ▁the ▁border ▁into ▁K uw ait , ▁when ▁a ▁last ▁con voy ▁of ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁ 4 th ▁S try ker ▁Brigade ▁Com bat ▁Team ▁depart ed ▁Ira q . ▁A ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department , ▁P . ▁J . ▁Crow ley , ▁was ▁quoted ▁by ▁news ▁media ▁as ▁saying ▁the ▁departure ▁was ▁" a ▁historic ▁moment ," ▁but ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁presence ▁in ▁Ira q ▁would ▁continue . ▁The ▁pull out ▁of ▁combat ▁forces ▁was ▁nearly ▁two ▁weeks ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁announced ▁dead line ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁August . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁released ▁statement , ▁U . S .