She is trying to keep her troops in line and stay on message, so not to let victory slip out of reach.

Carl let his concentration slip and he's got to learn from that.

We worked so hard and so long for this. We couldn't let this one slip away.

The administration's strategy is aimless, and sadly, it's rudderless. [The vote is] a victory for our troops and the American people.

We had it in our grasp and we let it slip away.

It doesn't matter as far as the foreign policy goes. But, it matters for the message for the troops, this is all about them. Whether we believe in the job they're doing over there or whether we don't believe the job they're doing over there, and at this point I'm very disappointed that the City of La Crosse is going toward that they don't believe in the job the troops are doing.