George W. Bush: “The Iraqi people want to vote.”

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

If any voters came hoping for a kind word and a hug, they’d have to settle for the kind word.

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.

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