George W. Bush: “I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Defense the authority vested in me under section 1307 of the Floyd D. Spence…”

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.

You've showed the great strength of America through your work—and that is your good heart.

We are heartbroken by the loss of life and the agony so many are feeling.