On being asked whether situation in Afghanistan revealed limitations of UK's power, Wallace said,""It is obvious that Britain is not a superpower"
He then shifted focus to the US.
"But a superpower that is also not prepared to stick at something isn't probably a superpower either. It is certainly not a global force, it's just a big power," he said.
This is not the first time the British defence secretary expressed his disapproval of American manoeuvres in Afghanistan. In mid-August, when theh Taliban were making lightning advance across the country, Wallace said that Donald Trump's peace deal with Taliban in 2020 was "a mistake".
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