Nancy L. Johnson: “I would like to just share three thoughts, most of which have already been shared this evening. My first is simply to…”

“I would like to just share three thoughts, most of which have already been shared this evening. My first is simply to express my heartfelt sympathy for the families of the victims of this mindless terrorism. May we each help you as you face the pain of your loss. May our prayers, our thoughts, neighborly gestures, that long line of people willing to give blood, letters from those who knew your sons and daughters, grandchildren, relatives, friends and coworkers, be of some small comfort to you for paying this terrible price of living in a free society in a troubled world. Secondly, I want to say how proud I am to be an American, to witness our ability to rally, to help each other, to stand tall in the face of senseless, cowardly, vicious terrorism. To all of those policemen, firemen, volunteers, health care providers, folks of all sorts who have come out to help to save lives, to rebuild, we are strong. Thirdly, and hear this, our friends around the world, America is now at war. It is the first war ever fought against a non-nation entity, but it is war nonetheless, and again a well-organized, well-funded, focused enemy. While its energies are focused against America now, terrorism is everyone's enemy.”