▁Bush ▁admitted ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁a ▁" new ▁approach " ▁is ▁needed ▁in ▁Ira q , ▁that ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁Ira q ▁is ▁" bad ▁there " ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁task ▁ahead ▁was ▁" da un ting ". ▁President ▁Bush ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁accept ▁every ▁recommendation ▁by ▁the ▁IS G ▁panel ▁but ▁promised ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁take ▁the ▁report ▁seriously . ▁ ▁Ira q ▁Co al ition ▁members ▁depart ures ▁ ▁All ▁foreign ▁troops ▁have ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁American ▁withdraw al ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁S try ker ▁Brigade , ▁ 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Division , ▁the ▁last ▁U . S . ▁combat ▁brig ade ▁with d rew ▁from ▁Ira q , ▁ending ▁the ▁U . S . ▁combat ▁mission ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁ 5 2 , 6 0 0 ▁U . S . ▁military ▁personnel ▁remained ▁in ▁Ira q ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁an ▁advis ory ▁role . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁announced ▁that ▁all ▁U . S . ▁combat ▁operations ▁would ▁end ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August . ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁troops ▁would ▁stay ▁in ▁an ▁advise - and - ass ist ▁role . ▁The ▁full ▁withdraw al ▁was ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Between ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁December , ▁the ▁last ▁troops ▁left .