George W. Bush: “These successes truly reflect the determination and democratic spirit of the Indonesian people.”

Those who have lost their precious children are facing a grief no parents should ever know.

Today, we remember your loss, we share your sorrow and we honor the men and women that you have loved so long and so well.

The actions taken by my Administration in response to the financial crisis have laid the groundwork for a return to economic growth and job creation.

Is it in our interest that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is. On behalf of a grateful nation, thank you for your hard work and God bless you.