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Bush and Blair "Shoulder to shoulder" has acheived nothing.

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/taliban-could-soon-be-coming-in-from-the-cold-8680013.html Taliban could soon be coming in from the cold 12 years on, over 400 British service personnel (and thousands of civilians together with other NATO troops) killed with thousands more severely injured, and nothing has been achieved. Blair and Bush "standing shoulder to shoulder" has extracted a very high cost.

What has been achieved during the past 12 years ?

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/18/taliban-us-peace-talks_n_3459741.html?utm_hp_ref=uk Taliban And US Officials To Meet In Doha For Afghanistan Peace Talks The opening of the Taliban Political Office, in Doha,     What has actually been achieved during the 12 years since the United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan in October 2001 ? The answer of course is not very much. The Americans, (forget the ISAF and NATO labels, this was always an American escapade), have learned what numerous other countries have learned throughout history, that no foreign invasion has ever had a successful outcome (from the invaders viewpoint) in Afghanistan. Regardless of the announcements by Bush, and others over the years, to the effect that victory was imminent or had actually been achieved,the fighting and the killings, and the suicide bombers and the IED's continue on a daily basis.Even on the day that these "talks" were announced, 4 American soldiers were ki...

A high price indeed David

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/three-british-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan-roadside-bomb-blast-in-helmand-8598370.html  Afghanistan Deaths 'High Price' Says Cameron   David Cameron has visited Afghanistan a number of times Prime Minister David Cameron said the country has paid a "very high price" for the work it is doing in Afghanistan.A high price indeed David. It is the price that this country pays for being "shoulder to shoulder" with the United States of America in their Bush inspired escapades in the Middle East. The "very high price" of a Blair/Bush fairy tale, endorsed by a majority of the House of Commons, in a war which could never be won. Shoulder to shoulder    The "very high price" of invading a country which has never been conquered in more than 500 years as everyone knew in October 2001. Since 2001, a total of 444 British service personnel have been killed in Afghanistan, predomi...