>>>Irony understood.
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>Phew! ;-)
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>Neither the British nor Russians did particularly well in Afghanistan, so possibly not as big a surprise to everybody?
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>Perhaps the Chinese will do better, and probably without invading. ;-)
Why would Chinese even think of Afghanistan? Helping establishing a democracy in another country is the last thing on their mind :)
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