BRCK BM was interviewed for Face the Nation:

Logan: “What would be a ‘mission accomplished’ for you in Afghanistan?

Obama: “Well, a ‘mission accomplished’ would be that we had stabilized Afghanistan, that the Afghan people are experiencing rising standards of living, that we have made sure that we are disabling al-Qaeda and the Taliban so that they can [sic] longer attack Afghanistan, they can no longer engage in attacks against targets of Pakistan, and they can’t target the United States or its allies.”

Logan: “Losing is not an option?”

Obama: “Losing is not an option when it comes to al-Qaeda. And it never has been. And that’s why the fact that we engaged in a war of choice when were [sic] not yet finished with that task was such a mistake.”

Losing is not an option when it comes to al-Qaeda… except when it comes to al-Qaeda in Iraq. When it comes to al-Qaeda in Iraq, losing has always been an option, the only option BRCK BM will consider.

So take that, al-Qaeda! We will hunt you down and defeat you… unless you’re in Iraq. If you’re hiding, training or attacking people in Iraq, we cannot engage in a “war of choice” against you.

But otherwise, you’re pretty much targeted for destruction. And by destruction, we mean minimum security detention, full legal representation, all of the Geneva Convention rights, Habeas Corpus rights, three square meals and properly-handled, flush-proof Korans. And if you act up, we shall taunt you a second time.

We’re dead serious on this one, because we want a stable, progressing Afghanistan, where al-Qaeda is disabled and unable to target Americans and their allies. But what we absolutely don’t want is a stable, progressing Iraq where al-Qaeda is disabled and unable to target Americans and their allies.

Losing to al-Qaeda in Afghanistan is not an option, and neither is defeating al-Qaeda in Iraq.