It's very cost effective as you degrade the enemy using their civilian population on top of just subverting the military troops. You can make any tiny proxy war into a Vietnam level event, and steer the mob to attack weak points in the civilian command and control on top of just low-level street terror operations. edit: I know most people forgot or didn't know China shipped over MG parts to antifa cells in FL during 'the summer of love'. There is deadly force support coming behind this not just fent.