Lady and so many distinguished civilian and military leaders from your country. and this was a loss not just for poland but for the world. as a close friend and ally, the united states stands with poland and poles everywhere in these very difficult days. as an international community, i know that we will all rally around the polish people who have shown extraordinary strength and resilience throughout their history. so our hearts go out to your people. our thoughts and prayers are with them. we join them in this time of mourning. and so if everybody is agreeable, i would like to ask for a moment of silence to show that solidarity and to honor those who were lost. ....