"You guys make a pretty good photo op," the president said.
Standing on a riser wearing a blue suit and red tie, with a cluster of troops and a large American flag behind him, Obama expressed "the gratitude of the American public" and said his meetings in four countries over eight days in Asia will help deliver a "safer, more prosperous world for all of us."
He got a huge cheer when he told them he was increasing military pay. "That's what you call an applause line," he said, before boarding his jet and taking off at 4:11 p.m.
He said these things to troops at Osan Air Base in South Korea before boarding Air Force One after his trip to Asia this past week. This, after aides explained that any decision on troop levels in Afghanistan would not be coming before Thanksgiving.
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