It is always possible to get a weaker fighter out of a stronger fighter (for example, by shooting his kneecaps).
Therefore if it possible to keep a weak fighter under your control, it is at least as easy to keep a strong fighter under your control.
If you have to shoot him in the kneecaps, that defeats the point of having a strong fighter. Likewise, hobbling a strong AI defeats the point of having it.
As some countries have found with hired mercenaries, the more effectively they win your war for you, the harder it may be to get them to go away afterwards.
Agree, I don’t follow the logic from step 1 → step 2 either—it seems obviously nonsensical.
Maybe there are a few intermediate steps missing that show the chain of logic more clearly?
I don’t follow your (2). Compare:
It is always possible to get a weaker fighter out of a stronger fighter (for example, by shooting his kneecaps).
Therefore if it possible to keep a weak fighter under your control, it is at least as easy to keep a strong fighter under your control.
If you have to shoot him in the kneecaps, that defeats the point of having a strong fighter. Likewise, hobbling a strong AI defeats the point of having it.
As some countries have found with hired mercenaries, the more effectively they win your war for you, the harder it may be to get them to go away afterwards.
Agree, I don’t follow the logic from step 1 → step 2 either—it seems obviously nonsensical. Maybe there are a few intermediate steps missing that show the chain of logic more clearly?