[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 31 (Monday, August 7, 2006)]
[Page 1420]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Remarks on the Situation in the Middle East

July 30, 2006

    The current situation in the Middle East is a reminder that all of 
us must work together to achieve a sustainable peace. America mourns the 
loss of innocent life. It's a tragic occasion when innocent people are 
killed. And so our sympathies go out to those who've lost their lives 
today and lost their lives throughout this crisis.
    I've been in touch with Secretary of State Rice twice today. She'll 
be returning tomorrow, where she'll brief me on her discussions with 
leaders in the Middle East. I also talked to Tony Blair. The United 
States is resolved to work with members of the United Nations Security 
Council to develop a resolution that will enable the region to have a 
sustainable peace, a peace that lasts, a peace that will enable mothers 
and fathers to raise their children in a hopeful world.
    May God bless those who lost their lives. Thank you.

Note: The President spoke at 4:12 p.m. on the South Lawn at the White 
House. In his remarks, he referred to Prime Minister Tony Blair of the 
United Kingdom.