Hillary Clinton spoke this morning at George Washington University, where she spent most of her time trying to rebut “the claim that withdrawal is defeat.” I can see a situation where Clinton might be right. Like when the Russians withdraw to Moscow–that’s not defeat (it’s also not particularly pretty). But just saying “withdrawal is not defeat” doesn’t make it so. In fact, it’s patently obvious that withdrawal is defeat, which is why most advocates for withdrawal premise their arguments on the (mistaken) notion that the war is already lost (see Reid, Harry). Here’s how Clinton rationalizes:

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