The Taliban was NOT stopping opium at all.
They were conning the West out of money to eradicate opium, killing the growers who didn't follow Taliban rules, and working with ObL to flood the world with even stronger opium.
What is twisted is how many people seem to hate the idea that America is actually going to have a chance at a good victory.
Strange. Really strange. The losers who spew this crap seem to love the destruction of the only fucking country that allows them to take such loser poses.
I wish they could visit an Afghan village where the Taliban took over.
Maybe that would shut them up?
Naaahhh: they would just lie about that too.
Ed