George W. Bush: “The rule of international law, the rule of freedom and the rights of people to have a government that is protective of…”

We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.

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

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

The creativity, ingenuity, and resourcefulness of the American people is our country's greatest strength.