BRITISH P.M. AFRAID TO VISIT BASE
Anglo-American campaign in Helmand was unsuccessful

"British Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to abandon a planned visit to a military base in Helmand, Afghanistan during his trip to that country because of fears that the Taliban might attempt to shoot rocket propelled grenades at his helicopter. It is always a bad sign when the imperial leader cannot safely visit the outskirts of the empire. The incident underlined that the Anglo-American campaign in Helmand this winter did not in fact defeat the insurgents in the area... the Taliban have come back strong in the past two weeks...."
http://www.juancole.com/2010/06/cameron-plans-changed-by-rpg-threat-taliban-resurge-in-helmand.html