Bill Clinton actually said...

"They ridicule me for trying."

"I tried and I failed to get bin Laden. I regret it, but I did try."

"No, because I didn't get him. But at least I tried. That's the difference in me and some, including all the right-wingers who are attacking me now. They ridiculed me for trying. They had eight months ..."

"You've got that little smirk on your face and you think you're so clever. But I have a responsibility for trying to protect this country. I tried and I failed to get bin Laden. I regret it, but I did ..."