What did Hillary Clinton do about Iraq after Bush invaded?

[bigtree]

Timeline of activity on Iraq . . .

LINKS FOR ALL ENTRIES, HERE: http://clinton.senate.gov/issues/nationalsecurity/iraq/


* January 28, 2008

Senator Clinton Welcomes Additional Support for Legislation Requiring Congressional Approval for Security Agreements with Iraq

* December 19, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Senate Iraq Funding Votes

* December 12, 2007

Senator Clinton Calls for Investigation of Reported Rape and Detention of American Contractor in Iraq

* December 6, 2007

Senator Clinton Introduces Legislation to Require Congressional Approval for Security Agreements with Iraq

* November 27, 2007

Senator Clinton Calls on President Bush to Renounce Permanent Bases in Iraq

* October 23, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Bush Administration's Request for Additional Iraq War Funding

* October 4, 2007

Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bill to Require Report on Iraq Redeployment Planning from Administration

* September 28, 2007

Congress Passes Dodd-Clinton Amendment to Expand Family and Medical Leave Benefits to Wounded Soldiers and Their Families

* September 26, 2007

Senate Unanimously Approves Clinton Amendment to Increase Temporary Lodging Expenses for Servicemembers

* September 26, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Kyl-Lieberman Amendment

* September 20, 2007

Letter to Constituents from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Iraq Policy

* September 13, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in Response to the President's Address to the Nation


HIGHLIGHTS

* Senator Clinton Calls for Redeployment Planning

* Letter to Constituents from Senator Clinton on Iraq Policy

* Statement of Senator Clinton on the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill

* Senator Clinton Announces Legislation to End Authority for Iraq War

* Senator Clinton's Plan to End the War

* Senator Clinton's 2007 Trip to Iraq and Afghanistan

* Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the President's Speech on Iraq

* Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Iraq Study Group Report

* Statement of Senator Clinton on the Resignation of Secretary Rumsfeld

* September 12, 2007

Letter from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to President Bush in Advance of His Speech to the Nation on Iraq

* September 12, 2007

Senator Clinton Calls on President Bush to Redeploy U.S. Forces from Iraq at a Faster Pace

* September 11, 2007

Senator Clinton Questions General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker on Iraq at Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing

* September 7, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Iraq

* September 6, 2007

Senator Clinton Calls on President Bush to Answer Key Questions on Iraq Policy

* September 6, 2007

Senator Clinton Questions General James Jones (Ret.) on the Findings of the Iraqi Security Forces Independent Assessment Commission

* September 5, 2007

Letter from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to President Bush

* August 23, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Key Judgments of the Iraq National Intelligence Estimate

* August 22, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Calling for Political Change in Iraq

* August 22, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in Response to President Bush's Remarks at the Convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars

* August 13, 2007

Clinton Calls on President Bush to Clarify Administration Policy on Resuming the Military Draft; Affirm His Commitment to the All-Volunteer Force

* August 11, 2007

Clinton Calls on President Bush & Defense Secretary Gates to Clarify Administration Policy on Resuming the Military Draft, and Affirm Their Commitment to an All-volunteer Force

* August 2, 2007

Clinton, Kerry & Boxer Introduce Legislation Requiring Pentagon to Prepare for Iraq Redeployment

* August 1, 2007

Senator Clinton Responds to Vice President Cheney

* July 31, 2007

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Questions Admiral Michael Mullen and General James Cartwright at Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing

* July 31, 2007

Nominee for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Commits to Senator Clinton to Brief Congress on Redeployment Planning

* July 25, 2007

Senator Clinton Applauds Unanimous Senate Approval of Bill to Help Wounded Servicemembers

* July 23, 2007

Senators Clinton, Webb, Byrd & Bayh Call for Armed Services Hearing to Focus on Redeployment of U.S. Forces from Iraq

* July 20, 2007

Clinton Calls on Gates to Explain Pentagon's Position on Planning for the Redeployment of U.S. Forces from Iraq; Renews Call on the Bush Administration to Immediately Provide a Redeployment Strategy

* July 20, 2007

Clinton, Kerry Legislation Requires Pentagon to Prepare for Iraq Redeployment

* July 18, 2007

Senator Clinton Speaks on the Senate Floor on Iraq

* July 12, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Iraq Initial Benchmark Assessment Report

* July 12, 2007

Byrd, Clinton Press for End to Iraq War Resolution

* July 10, 2007

Op-ed: This is Not Our Fight

* June 27, 2007

Senator Clinton Calls for New Foreign Policy to Meet Challenges Around the World

* June 27, 2007

Keynote Address of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Center for a New American Security

* June 21, 2007

Letter to Constituents from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Iraq Policy

* June 14, 2007

Senate Armed Services Committee Approves Clinton Measures to Help Wounded Servicemembers

* June 7, 2007

Senator Clinton Questions Lieutenant General Douglas Lute at Senate Armed Services Committee Confirmation Hearing

* May 24, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill

* May 23, 2007

Clinton Calls on Pentagon to Plan for Withdrawal from Iraq

* May 22, 2007

Senator Clinton Sponsors Bill to Provide Free Postage for Military Families

* May 22, 2007

Kerry, Clinton, Emanuel, Murphy and Walz Fight for Full Troop Pay Increase

* May 18, 2007

Senators Clinton & Webb Call for Investigation into the Effectiveness of Body Armor Issued to Our Troops

* May 17, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Internet Video of Apparent Honor Killing

* May 15, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Feingold-Reid and Levin-Reid Amendments

* May 15, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Recent Attack on 10th Mountain Division Soldiers in Iraq

* May 9, 2007

Defense Secretary Unclear if War Authorization Still Applies

* May 3, 2007

Senator Clinton Announces Legislation to End Authority for Iraq War

* May 3, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Floor Statement of Senator Byrd

* May 3, 2007

Senator Clinton Questions U.S. Central Commander Admiral William Fallon at Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing

* May 3, 2007

Byrd, Clinton Call for End of 2002 Use of Force Resolution

* May 1, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the President's Veto of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill

* April 26, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Passage of Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill

* April 19, 2007

Clinton Presses Bush Pentagon on Contracting Abuses in Iraq

* April 12, 2007

Clinton Continues to Fight for Our Troops & Veterans;

Questions Pentagon and Veterans Affairs Officials About Treatment of Servicemembers and Veterans at Joint Armed Services-Veteran Affairs Committee Hearing

* April 11, 2007

Senators Bayh and Clinton Introduce Legislation to Provide Better Care for Soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injury

* April 10, 2007

Senator Clinton Continues Fight for Our Troops & Veterans

* March 29, 2007

Clinton Announces Initiative to Improve Detection and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury

* February 17, 2007

Clinton Plan to End War:

Reject the President's Escalation; Protect U.S. Troops in Iraq; Begin Redeploying Our Troops; Enables President to End War Before Leaving Office

* February 14, 2007

Clinton: No Military Action on Iran Without Congressional Authority

* February 13, 2007

Senator Clinton Calls on General Schoomaker to Provide Truthful Assessment of Conditions in Iraq and Afghanistan

* February 8, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Vote on Confirmation of General George W. Casey to be Army Chief of Staff

* February 7, 2007

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Speaks on Iraq on the Senate Floor

* February 6, 2007

Senator Clinton Raises Iraq and Darfur with Defense Secretary Gates and General Pace, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on the Administration's FY 08 Department of Defense Budget Request

* February 1, 2007

Senator Clinton Questions General George Casey Jr. on His Nomination to be United States Army Chief of Staff

* January 30, 2007

Senator Clinton Questions Admiral William J. Fallon, Nominee for Commander, United States Central Command

* January 25, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Regarding the Pentagon Decision to Extend the Combat Tour of Soldiers from 10th Mountain Division Brigade in Afghanistan

* January 25, 2007

Senator Clinton Questions Defense Secretary William Perry, Ambassador Dennis Ross, and General Jack Keane on Iraq Strategy

* January 23, 2007

Senator Clinton Questions General David Petraeus at Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing

* January 18, 2007

Senator Clinton Discusses Iraq on PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

* January 18, 2007

Senator Clinton Discusses Iraq on Fox News

* January 17, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Resolution on Iraq Introduced by Senators Biden, Hagel, Levin and Snowe

* January 17, 2007

Bayh, Clinton Call for More Troops in Afghanistan

* January 17, 2007

Senators Bayh and Clinton, Congressman McHugh Discuss Their Visit with US Troops in Iraq & Afghanistan

* January 13, 2007

Senators Bayh and Clinton, Congressman McHugh Complete Iraq Visit, Leave for Afghanistan

* January 12, 2007

Senators Bayh and Clinton, Congressman McHugh Visit US Troops in Iraq & Afghanistan

* January 10, 2007

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the President’s Speech on Iraq

* December 7, 2006

Senator Clinton Questions the Co-Chairs of the Iraq Study Group, James Baker and Lee Hamilton, at a Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing

* December 6, 2006

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Iraq Study Group Report

* December 5, 2006

Senator Clinton Questions Defense Secretary Nominee Robert Gates at the Senate Armed Services Committee Confirmation Hearing

* November 15, 2006

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Questions General John Abizaid, Commander, U.S. Central Command, and Ambassador David Satterfield, the State Department’s Coordinator for Iraq, at a Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on the Current Situation and U.S. Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

* November 8, 2006

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Resignation of Secretary Rumsfeld

* October 31, 2006

Senator Clinton Calls for New American Consensus to Meet Foreign Policy Challenges

* October 31, 2006

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's Remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations

* September 29, 2006

Senator Clinton Announces Congress Set to Approve Initiative to Help Service Members Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and their Families

* September 26, 2006

Clinton Again Calls for Change of Course in Iraq

* September 25, 2006

Senator Clinton, Former Top Military Leaders Highlight Need for Change of Course in Iraq at DPC Oversight Hearing

* September 25, 2006

Senator Clinton on Press Reports surrounding the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) Report on Global Trends of Terrorism and Iraq

* September 21, 2006

Senators Call for GAO Investigation into Charges Administration Used Unqualified Political Cronies to Staff Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq

* September 4, 2006

Statement of Senator Clinton in Support of the Letter to President Bush on Iraq by Democratic Senate and House Leaders

* August 3, 2006

Senator Clinton Presses Secretary Rumsfeld on Bush Administration Policy on Iraq

* August 3, 2006

Senator Clinton Highlights Secretary Rumsfeld's Pattern of Painting Rosy Picture of Iraq

* August 2, 2006

Senator Clinton Calls on Defense Secretary Rumsfeld to Appear Before the Senate Armed Services Committee

* August 2, 2006

Senator Clinton Presses Deputy Defense Secretary on Rumsfeld Forgoing Public Appearance Before the Senate Armed Services Committee

* August 2, 2006

Statement of Senator Clinton on Secretary Rumsfeld’s Decision to Reverse Course and Appear at Tomorrow’s Open Armed Services Committee Hearing

* July 31, 2006

Statement of Senator Clinton on the Letter to President Bush on Iraq by Democratic Senate and House Leaders

* July 25, 2006

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Iraqi Prime Minister’s Comments on Hezbollah

* June 21, 2006

Remarks of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Senate Floor on Iraq

* June 15, 2006

Statement of Senator Clinton on the 2006 Emergency Supplemental for the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Hurricane Relief

* June 15, 2006

Senator Clinton Introduces Legislation to Help Service Members Returning From Iraq and Afghanistan and their Families

* November 29, 2005

Letter to Constituents on Iraq Policy

* November 15, 2005

Statement of Senator Clinton on the Iraq Amendments

* October 5, 2005

Senators Reid, Clinton & Others Press President Bush On Iraq Policy

* August 3, 2005

Senator Clinton Joins Other Women Senators in Urging President to Continue to Express US Support for Iraqi Women’s Rights

* January 28, 2005

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Iraqi Elections

* August 30, 2004

Senator Clinton and Colleagues Call Upon Secretary of Defense to Investigate Iraq Security Contract

* May 3, 2004

Statement of Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Escape of Thomas Hamill From Captivity in Iraq

* February 13, 2004

Senator Clinton Calls on President Bush to Address the Deteriorating Condition of Iraq’s Women

* January 9, 2004

Senators Clinton and Reed Ask President Bush for Details on US Plan for Iraqi Hajj

* November 27, 2003

Senators Reed and Clinton Celebrate Thanksgiving With US Troops Stationed at Two Bases Inside Afghanistan; Headed to Iraq

* November 25, 2003

Senator Clinton Visits Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, and Pakistan

* October 17, 2003

Senator Clinton Votes for Iraq Appropriation In Support of U.S. Troops

* October 16, 2003

Clinton Demands Accountability in Iraq Spending

* October 3, 2003

Clinton-Backed Amendment on Iraq Contracting Passes Senate

* September 22, 2003

Senator Clinton Joins With Members of New York Board of Rabbis and the Jewish Educators Network to Send Torahs to Troops in Iraq

* April 10, 2003

Bipartisan Bill Requires Public Explanations For Closed Bidding On Iraqi Reconstruction

* April 3, 2003

Amendment Introduced by Senators Clinton, Collins & Wyden Calls For Explanations on Awarding of Iraqi Reconstruction Contracts

* March 24, 2003

Statements of Senator Clinton on Iraq and the Wartime Supplemental

* February 4, 2003

Levin, Clinton Urge Bush to Propose U.N. Resolution Authorizing U-2 Flights in Iraq


* October 10, 2002

Floor Speech of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on S.J. Res. 45, A Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq


LINKS FOR ALL ENTRIES, HERE: http://clinton.senate.gov/issues/nationalsecurity/iraq/

[Tellurian]

1. Thanks, Big Tree..

It would be nice if we had similar info regarding what Obama, Kerry and Kennedy have done for our troops and Iraq within the same time frame. Might as well take the Big Three on while we're at it.

[Alamom]

2. Wow, a lot of work....thank you. nm

[Tellurian]

3. Yes, of course..

where are my manners! :spank:

Thank you, Big Tree for all your hard work..

:pals:

[bigtree]

5. all on one page, lol

I thought about linking them, but, whew!

I thought it would be a good resource behind her speech today on Iraq. The question has come about what she actually did on Iraq, as she's criticized Obama today. There's a good deal of activity on Iraq stretching back to 2003, but not much difference between in the timeline of efforts to actually put a halt to the occupation, except for the continuing interest and activity which, I think is far and above anything Obama has demonstrated during his term in the Senate.

Here's his Senate Iraq page in it's entirety. The difference is stark. It doesn't mention his vote against the Kerry amendment in 2005 calling for immediate withdrawal, but his site does if you search (his speech against immediate withdrawal: http://obama.senate.gov/news/051123-obama_pull_gis/)


his Senate Iraq page: http://obama.senate.gov/issues/iraq/

Iraq

In October 2002, before being elected to the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama made a speech opposing the Bush Administration's plan to go to war in Iraq because he felt it was an ill-conceived venture which would "require a U.S. occupation of undetermined length, at undermined cost, with undetermined consequences."

Now, as a U.S. Senator, Senator Obama has continued to critique the Administration's mishandling of this war, and believes that while our troops have done an outstanding job in Iraq, there can be no military solution to what is inherently a political conflict between Iraq's warring factions. The only hope to end this burgeoning civil war is for Shias, Sunnis, and Kurds to come together and resolve their differences. That's why Senator Obama agrees with the Iraq Study Group's conclusion that we must begin a phased redeployment of American troops to signal to the government and people of Iraq that ours is not an open-ended commitment.

To set a new course for U.S. policy that can bring a responsible end to the war, Senator Obama introduced the Iraq War De-escalation Act in January 2007. The legislation would have begun a redeployment of U.S. forces no later than May 1, 2007, with the goal of removing all combat brigades from Iraq by March 31, 2008, a date that was consistent with the expectation of the Iraq Study Group.

The Obama plan allows for a limited number of U.S. troops to remain as basic force protection, to pursue international terrorists, and to continue the training of Iraqi security forces. If the Iraqis are successful in meeting the 13 benchmarks for progress laid out by the Bush Administration, this plan also allows for the temporary suspension of the redeployment, provided Congress agrees that the benchmarks have been met and that the suspension is in the national security interest of the United States. (More info: Press Release on Iraq War De-escalation Act and Senator Obama's Speech about the Bill.)

Since this legislation was introduced, Senator Obama has continued to be a strong advocate for legislative actions that could bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end. He opposes funding for the war in Iraq that does not immediately begin the responsible removal of our troops from Iraq, with a clear timeline and end-date for this drawdown.

Senator Obama has also stressed the importance of holding private security contractors like Blackwater USA accountable to ensure that their conduct is not jeopardizing our military's efforts to bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end. In February 2007, he introduced the Transparency and Accountability in Military and Security Contracting Act. One provision, which requires federal departments to compile and report information to Congress on the role of contractors operating in Iraq, was passed by Congress as an amendment to the defense authorization act. Senator Obama is also working to pass other components of his legislation to increase accountability of American security contractors operating in war zones by subjecting them to U.S. criminal law.


Speeches

In two major speeches, Senator Obama laid out his views on the war and how America's involvement in the war needs to change.

* Speech to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs - November 20, 2006
* Speech to the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations - November 22, 2005

Other Statements on Iraq

* Statement on the Senate Floor - January 19, 2007
* Podcast: Against an Escalation in Iraq - January 3, 2007
* Statement on the Senate Floor - June 21, 2006

[rodeodance]

4. We have to keep posting and reposting this list--and her plan (bigtree)

[durrrty libby]

6. Well Done. Bravo

:applause: