    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [March 11, 2004]
    [Pages 356-357]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks on the Terrorist Attacks in Madrid, Spain
    March 11, 2004

        Today I spoke to His Majesty the King
    of Spain--Jose Maria Aznar as well--about
    our country's deepest sympathies toward those who lost their life as a
    result of terrorist bombings in Spain. I told him we weep with the
    families. We stand strongly with the people of Spain. I appreciate so
    very much the Spanish Government's fight against terror, their resolute
    stand against terrorist organizations like the ETA. The United States
    stands with them. Today we

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    ask God's blessings on those who suffer in the great country of Spain.
        Thank you.

    Note: The President spoke at 11:51 a.m. on the South Lawn at the White
    House prior to his departure for Bay Shore, NY. In his remarks, he
    referred to King Juan Carlos I and President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain;
    and the Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) separatist group.