'The American Combat Mission in Iraq has Ended.' Now What?

President Barack Obama declared "the end of our combat mission in Iraq" during a national address Tuesday night. In only the second televised Oval Office address of his presidency, Obama said that 50,000 troops would remain stationed in Iraq, not as principle combatants, but as "advisors" to the Iraqi military and police.

Obama also briefly addressed the economic recession during the 18-minute speech. He said that energizing the economy has become "our most urgent task," and he pledged that it will remain his "central responsibility as president." 

On Wednesday morning, one night after the speech, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Patch visited the Fanwood Train Station to hear local residents' reactions to the address. Click the video below to see the results.