George W. Bush: “Iraq is the central front on the war on terror.”

The battles waged by our troops are part of a broader struggle between two dramatically different systems.

I know campaigns are stressful and taxing.

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

Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square. Members of other political parties are not our enemies; they are our fellow citizens.