NEW : Obama claims progress has been made in U.S. and Afghanistan . NEW : Obama highlights new benefits for veterans . The president says the U.S. military mission in Pakistan will change Monday . Among the initiatives he highlighted : an increased use of electronic record-keeping that will allow veterans , for the first time , to go to the VA 's website and download or print personal health records `` so you have them when you need them and can share them with your doctors outside the VA. '' The number of U.S. troops in Iraq is scheduled to decrease to 50,000 .
NEW : Obama claims progress has been made in U.S. and Afghanistan . NEW : Obama highlights new benefits for veterans . The president says the U.S. military mission in Pakistan will change Monday . The number of U.S. troops in Iraq is scheduled to decrease to 50,000 .