what I love about mw3's ending is that it's a good one, just not for Price. Price is the ultimate loser by the end. Makarov is right to say he destroyed Prices world. Wrecked Europe. Caused a war. Targeted and killed 141 men he personally knew, then civvies in the London attack. Then he takes his only support and closest ally, Soap. Oh and before that he kept Price in the Gulag for 3yrs, ensuring he'd never live a normal life if ever got out. Price was tortured in there for sure.
Sure Price kills Makarov, a win yay, but we know what happens to dead terrorists. They become martyrs. Makarov will live on as a inspirational figure for Russian and other Eastern block nationalistic radicals. Makarov's lackeys will continue his work, whatever his business in Dubai was. Price won't be there to stop them.
Doesnt matter if it's been sanctioned or if Price went rogue(which I believe he did). The Dubai op will be covered up regardless. If Price doesn't die on the atrium due to his injuries he will be executed for murder/terrorism in the Emirates. If he were extradited to the UK (very unlikely) he would get dishonorably discharged and court martialed and locked up for life. Back home he'd be a dangerous liability. They'd write him off as insane and wash their hands of him either way.
One of the main drives for Price and Soap was that the truth had to come out, the truth about Shepherd, about his ties to Makarov, maybe they even wanted to spill the beans on everything that's been going on back in 2011 with the first aborted missle launch. it was important to Soap. to let his men's families know how and why they died, and he was frustrated by the red tape, the fact he couldn't. But it won't happen.
The public won't know who really killed Makarov. Yuri will be depicted a sole perpetrator in the media for the sake of public relations, and that would be the easiest route for both govs to take since he's dead and an (ex)ultranationalist with very close ties to Makarov. Could be easily played off as internal power struggles within the group.
And so Price dies with the truth lying in the mass grave next to him.












