George W. Bush: “We have the power to help. The United States is committed to working with other nations to reduce suffering and to spare…”

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

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

what America does for itself has made it strong--but what America does for others has made it great.

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