    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book II)]
    [July 25, 2005]
    [Pages 1278-1279]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks on Signing the Book of Condolence at the Embassy of Egypt
    July 25, 2005

        President Bush. Mr. Ambassador, thank you
    very much for having us. Laura and I have come to
    your Embassy to express our heartfelt sympathies for those who have lost
    their lives and our strong determination to stand with the Government of
    Egypt and the people of Egypt in rejecting this kind of violence and
    terror.

        The people who struck in Sharm el-Sheikh killed Muslims, innocent
    mothers and dads, people who were trying to make a living. They have no
    heart. They have no conscience. They have no ideology that is hopeful.
    And they have an ideology of hate.

        It was my honor to speak to your President, President
    Mubarak, and again reiterate my country's
    strong desire to stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Egypt and
    bring justice to those who have killed innocent people.

        Thank you for letting us come by.
        Ambassador Nabil Fahmy. Thank you, Mr.
    President. Thank you, Mrs. Bush. I want to thank you both very much and
    very sincerely for coming here this morning to share with us in this
    moment of remembrance to the people who have lost their lives--
    Egyptians, foreigners--at Sharm el-Sheikh over the weekend. I think your
    presence here, your phone call to the President over the weekend, and
    also the many Americans who have been in touch with our Embassy in
    Cairo, reflect the nature of the relationship that we have together, as
    two countries working hand in hand for peace and stability in the
    region, working against terrorism.
        As you are well aware, we were the targets of terrorism years ago,
    as you were on 9/11. And we continue to work together, resolute, to deal
    with this scourge, and ultimately, hopefully, to develop in the Middle
    East a region that is prosperous, stable, and secure for all.

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        I'd like to see this occasion to thank you both and, through you,
    all of the American people and to reaffirm our determination to continue
    to pursue terrorism without equivocation--and determination and resolve.
        Thank you, sir.

    Note: The President spoke at 11:52 a.m. In his remarks, he referred to
    President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt.