During an April 20 , 2004 interview on '' Larry King Live '' , Clinton was asked about her October 2002 vote in favor of the Iraq war resolution . Obviously , I 've thought about that a lot in the months since . No , I do n't regret giving the president authority because at the time it was in the context of weapons of mass destruction , grave threats to the United States , and clearly , Saddam Hussein had been a real problem for the international community for more than a decade . ... The consensus was the same , from the Clinton administration to the Bush administration . It was the same intelligence belief that our allies and friends around the world shared . But , she said , the Bush Administration " really believed it . They really thought they were right , but they did n't let enough sunlight into their thinking process to really have the kind of debate that needs to take place when a serious decision occurs like that . " In a November 29 , 2005 letter to her constituents , Senator Clinton said , " There are no quick and easy solutions to the long and drawn out conflict the Bush Administration triggered ... I do not believe that we should allow this to be an open-ended commitment without limits or end . Nor do I believe that we can or should pull out of Iraq immediately . " On June 8 , 2006 , Clinton said of the U.S. airstrike that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi : " I saw firsthand the terrible consequences of Zarqawi 's terrorist network when Bill , Chelsea and I visited the hotel ballroom in Amman , Jordan last November where Zarqawi 's followers had detonated a bomb at a wedding , killing and wounding innocent people . We owe our thanks to our men and women in uniform and others in Iraq who have been fighting Zarqawi and other insurgents and who are responsible for today 's success . " In a speech on June 13 , 2006 , Clinton sharply criticized President George W. Bush 's handling of the Iraq War , saying that Bush " rushed to war " and " refused to let the UN inspectors conduct and complete their mission ... We need to be building alliances instead of isolation around the world ... There must be a plan that will begin to bring our troops home . " In the same speech , Clinton reiterated her longstanding opposition to a timeline for U.S. withdrawal , saying : " I do not think it is a smart strategy either for the president to continue with his open-ended commitment which I think does not put enough pressure on the Iraqi government , nor do I think it is a smart policy to set a date certain . " On February 17 , 2007 , she announced the Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction Act of 2007 . This act would compel President Bush to begin relegating troops from Iraq within 90 days of remote passage , or , according to Clinton , Congress would have to dismantle their authorization for the war . The Act would also end the blank check to the Iraqi government and submit them to harsh consequences if boundaries are violated . Lastly , the Act would require the Secretary of Defense to verify the condition , in terms of supplies and in terms of their training , of all Iraqi troops before they are sent
detonated a bomb at a wedding
2005 Amman bombings
Political positions of Hillary Clinton