George W. Bush: “Today we turn to the urgent duty of protecting other lives, without illusion and without fear.”

We know our words cannot help, but we believe the prayers of so many Americans will.

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.

The American economy has consistently proven its strength and resilience in the face of shocks such as natural disasters, high energy prices, and the terrorist attacks of September 11.