I remember the political and military aftermath of September 11th as if it were twenty years ago. Let me tell you what I thought in my youthful folly.
A short thread ensues. Yes, it does. It all seemed strategically simple to me. Al Qaeda's stamping grounds were well known, lurking around the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. So, in the first instance, ask the Taliban nicely to hand over Osama bin Laden. This, it transpired, was the only detail I got right.