If they denounced George people would expect them to denounce (or, through inaction, confirm) Q next, and they don’t want to remove that level of “well it could just all be fake” because it either keeps the enemy guessing, or keeps them from making undesirable moves.
If they denounced George people would expect them to denounce (or, through inaction, confirm) Q next, and they don’t want to remove that level of “well it could just all be fake” because it either keeps the enemy guessing, or keeps them from making undesirable moves.