This would make their hard-won positions shaky all the way to Jerusalem, and could result in a humiliating withdrawal, possibly back to Egypt.

Russians still bear the scars of the 1980's war in Afghanistan, which led to a humiliating withdrawal for the Russian Army after it failed to subdue the Afghans.

The humiliating withdrawal fueled rumors that the government was in trouble.

His refusal forced a humiliating withdrawal by the allies and an Israeli retreat from the Sinai.

None of the countries providing peacekeeping soldiers to the United Nations force in Bosnia can get out unless all of them agree to a humiliating withdrawal in failure.

Now, Srebrenica's fall has called into question the future of the United Nations mission here, raising the prospect of a costly and humiliating withdrawal.

Liberals just love saying the words "America's humiliating withdrawal from Vietnam."

They will raise "America's humiliating withdrawal from Vietnam" at the slightest provocation or with no provocation at all.

But the President failed in his bid to help keep the peace in Lebanon, losing 242 marines in a terrorist attack before a humiliating withdrawal from Beirut.

It also reportedly said the attack was intended to compensate for "humiliating withdrawal" of US forces from Iraq.