01/28/2008
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"America and the world are better off."
"Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to look them in the eye and say on behalf of our country, 'Thank you for your service.'"
"We have an important mission to complete in Iraq and certainly we appreciate the service and sacrifice of our troops who are in Iraq right now."
"All I can tell you is, is that FEMA was on the ground yesterday morning."