1) How much money have the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan cost/so far us the tax payer?
That would be a question for the Treasury, n'est ce pas?
2) What have we the taxpayer gained from the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan other than hundreds of soldiers killed, hundreds maimed, thousands of civilians killed and a more than likely increase of the terror threat?
Threats are liveable, it's what the military does, carrying out the threat isn't fine. That's what happened in 2001, and precipitated the AFG situation. As painful as it may seem, there has been relative home security since. See Cold War for value of deterrence. It might be better if you looked at what would have been allowed to happen if AQ hadn't been interdicted.
3) Why couldn't our so called educated elite see that both ventures would turn out to be disasters, when the average Joe in the street could see it a mile off?
I don't think the average Joe in the street could even give a decent description of where Afghanistan is, let alone a detailed political analysis.
4) Why haven't those that made the final decision to go to war and lie about the reasons, been held to account?
That would be a question for the judiciary, n'est ce pas?
5) It's interesting to see that both the Mujahideen and Saddam Hussein were once both funded and armed puppets of the west. Who else was on the pay roll that is no longer playing ball?
Some bloke in the Metropolis of Blackpool, apparently.
6) Where are all the bliar apologists hiding these days, this forum was once full of them?
Not many Bliar fans in the military, you must have been looking in the BA Cabin Crew forum.