"Correct. If this was reversed I would advocate moral destroying tactics as that means less resources and lives needed for actual fighting. It also means we'll be scrambling to find any still not fully awake from this point on in order to protect and hide them instead of focusing on preparing for the next attack."

He's hoping that he's giving whatever is creating those shadow like creatures more credit then is due regarding such tactics. They don't have the numbers or resources to split their attention in such a way without something suffering in the long run.

"We need to create ways to cast a much larger net when hints of new ones show up."