Full text – US President Barack Obama State of the Union Address
Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery
State of the Union Address
“An America Built to Last”
Delivered January 24, 2012 (US Time)
President Obama: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens fought – and several thousand gave their lives.
We gather tonight knowing that this generation of heroes has made the United States safer and more respected around the world. For the first time in nine years, there are no Americans fighting in Iraq. For the first time in two decades, Osama bin Laden i...