Hillary says that Benghazi is "more of a reason to run." Republicans say "What?"

Courtesy of Politico: 

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the criticism for her handling of the 2012 attack in Benghazi is “more of a reason” to run for the presidency in 2016 than not. 

“Actually, it’s more of a reason to run, because I do not believe our great country should be playing minor league ball,” Clinton told ABC News’ Diane Sawyer, according to a transcript. “We ought to be in the majors.” 

In the interview, Clinton says she takes responsibility for what happened and that she “would give anything on earth if this had not happened.” But she also told Sawyer that she “was not making security decisions” and relied on security experts for their judgment on maintaining security at the consulate. 

Man that is a pretty bold statement considering the fact that the Republicans are counting on using Benghazi to beat Clinton until she tucks tail and runs in 2016.

In fact they are already preparing their strategy: 

On Monday, the Republican National Committee will distribute a briefing book of talking points for a wide range of Republican-elected officials, campaigns, surrogates and pundits. With the briefing book, which is primarily a compilation of other research documents the party has released, the RNC hopes to hone the Republican message around Clinton's memoir, which is set to hit bookshelves Tuesday. 

There are seven areas that national Republicans hope their communicators and politicians will focus on when talking about Clinton's book: Benghazi, Russia, the Arab Spring, Asia, Israel, Iran and her overall management of the State Department. 

The 47-page book argues that Clinton, the Democratic Party's likely frontrunner for the 2016 nomination should she run, "shied away from serious diplomacy" in her time at State and attempts to use those areas to prove their point. 

"It's clear Hillary Clinton is testing the waters for a 2016 run for the White House but questions continue to surface about her failed record at the State Department from Benghazi to the Russian Reset and Boko Haram," RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said in a statement. 

Among the top issues Republicans hope to highlight: Benghazi, an issue they write "continues to be the defining moment of Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State."

So it looks like Clinton is planning on running at her attackers instead of running from them, in an attempt to knock them off balance.

You know that is a technique we learned in martial arts called "jamming," in which you step in close as an opponent prepares to punch or kick, making it difficult for them to recalibrate their attack and opening them up to various counterattacks.

It is highly effective, and if Hillary manages to avoid any solid hits over Benghazi by moving in close and opening up the topic herself, she could effectively remove the GOP's only real weapon to use against her (The others are not even worth mentioning.), and leave them essentially defenseless.

That my friends is political Jujitsu.