George W. Bush: “The American people have no earthly idea what's going on down here. One of the reasons I've come is to let you know...”

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

Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.

History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position.

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