The decoding symbols author is not trying to justify the actions, only explain them. Overall, the author lays out the case that the earlier, original tactic of encouraging defectors was successful and vastly preferable to the carnage of taking them out directly. The carnage is what happens when the bad guys clean up their mess under pressure, compared to the good guys with less time constraints. And this dovetails into why the Q plan is taking so long, because they've opted for more defection, real benefits for doing so (at Waco it appears the defectors did not receive the promised leniency), less violence, and an extended timeline.

This blog is very difficult to read; I wish it were more understandable. My interpretation above may be a combination of other posts besides this one, especially those related to the Bush family. And again, I'm not trying to justify it either, just searching for logical explanations. And this theory, to me, makes more sense than others. Either way it's an ugly stain on Reno and the Clinton administration, and the ones who put them in power.