watched that on bbc last night. to me its more of a word game now.

i dont know what future holds and i am likely to be proven wrong but pulling out of afghanistan for britain at this stage is more like accepting defeat (i do not refer to the public, they are above it). britain is the second world power and pulling out would be a blow for global political stage setup by world powers.

during my university days, nearly 6-7 years ago, my LSE professor used to say that britian was going to learn the lesson the hard way for going into afghanistan. it did not seem that way at the time. would russia ever go back in? if not, why not?