George W. Bush: “The United States is treating and will continue to treat all of the individuals detained at Guantanamo humanely.”

That is the America I know.

I know campaigns are stressful and taxing.

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

For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence—a time set apart.