George Bush actually said...

It is in our Nation's security interests; it's in our national interest to stand with that young democracy in Afghanistan and give their peo...

It's been my honor to receive General Dempsey and his wife here to the Oval Office to thank both of them for their service to the country.

I believe the United States can achieve anything she sets her mind to.

She was an encouraging friend, accomplished poet, and devoted mother of 5 and grandmother of 19.