WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama began and ended his State of the Union speech on Tuesday by reminding voters that he brought U.S. troops home from Iraq and dispatched the Navy Seals who killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. But he said little about the vexing challenges he faces in those countries and others, from preparing Afghanistan to police itself after foreign troops pull out ...

At the Pentagon, President Barack Obama and Defense Department officials present the outline of a strategy to reduce troop levels and pare spending after ten years of military buildup to support wars in Iraq and Afghanistan .

President Barack Obama has honoured America's nearly nine years of 'bleeding and building' in Iraq.

President Barack Obama is welcoming home troops who served in Iraq, offering up their service as a lesson of the nation's character.

President Barack Obama is welcoming home troops who served in Iraq, saying that their service offers a lesson about the nation's character.