But c'mon, surely you're not disputing the Taliban safe-harbouring of terrorist groups (like al Qaeda), of al Qaeda leaders (like bin Laden) - surely not!
Nor am I ignoring the fact that al Qaeda, the Taliban and bin Laden had more than one patron.
Surely you're not disputing that bin Laden was the leader of the 9/11 terrorist actions, of the nineteen 9/11 terrorists within Afghanistan - surely not!
No I'm just disputing the notion that mattered enough to make invading Afghanistan a good idea.