" #RobertFisk on 16 Sep 2001 wrote that the invasion of #Afghanistan was a trap for the US. It turned out more or less that way, though if it is correct that the #Taliban tried to surrender in December 2001 it implies that the US chose to be trapped." https://stallman.org/archives/2021-jul-oct.html#16_September_2021_%28Trap_for_the_US%29