George W. Bush: “The United States strongly supports a free and independent and sovereign Lebanon.”

This tax relief has been a key factor in promoting the economic growth and job creation of recent years, and it should be made permanent.

We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.

Being your President was a high privilege, and the honor of a lifetime.

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.