George W. Bush: “We have no stronger friend in the fight against terror than the Prime Minister of Japan.”

The actions taken by my Administration in response to the financial crisis have laid the groundwork for a return to economic growth and job creation.

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.

This is not mere nostalgia, it is the truest version of ourselves.

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.