NEW : House Republicans vote to maintain liberal support for Afghan government . Obama accepts resignation of Afghan commander of Afghan war after explosive incident . Obama pressed Afghan president to clean up alleged corruption in the government . Iraq : But many U.S. veterans of the war will bear the wounds of their service for years to come . U.S. troops in Iraq will reduce to between 35,000 and 50,000 by August 31 .
NEW : House Republicans vote to maintain liberal support for Afghan government . Obama accepts resignation of Afghan commander of Afghan war after explosive incident . Obama pressed Afghan president to clean up alleged corruption in the government . Iraq : U.S. troops in Iraq will reduce to between 35,000 and 50,000 by August 31 .