President Barack Obama jogs down the ramp of Air Force One as he arrives Andrews Air Force Base, Md., from a trip to Fort Bliss in Texas, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
President Barack Obama jogs down the ramp of Air Force One as he arrives Andrews Air Force Base, Md., from a trip to Fort Bliss in Texas, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Floodwaters from Isaac surround a home Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Ironton, La. Isaac is now a tropical depression, with the center on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain through the regions. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama is thanking troops for their service as he marks the second anniversary of the end of combat operations in Iraq.
He says he'll work to ensure that soldiers remain well-equipped and he's promising to assist in their transition to civilian life.
In his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, the president stuck to the message he conveyed Friday to troops in Fort Bliss, Texas. He said that as the nation turns from war "it's time to do some nation-building here at home."
Republican challenger Mitt Romney said nothing about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan when he addressed his party's national convention this past week.
Republican Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana used the weekly GOP address to praise American resilience in the face of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Isaac. He also reiterated Republican demands for extending Bush-era tax cuts.
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Online:
Obama address: www.whitehouse.gov
GOP address: www.youtube.com/HouseConference
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