George W. Bush: “The United States will stand with you as you rebuild your country.”

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

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.

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

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