[Eagles Talon IV]

Some people do not realize the importance getting into the head of the enemy plays. Taking away his ability to fight by killing them is matched by the taking away of their will to fight by killing their military AND spiritual leader. The savages have sustained a truly HUGE loss and their frantic words to the effect it makes no difference and they will just appoint another leader is so much whistling past the grave yard. Armies and causes MUST have a strong leader who can motivate them. For these fanatic savages to lose a leader that has killed so many of the enemy and who they surely believed would lead them to victory is akin to cutting the head off a chicken. The chicken will run around for awhile but eventually it will die. It will not happen right away but it will happen.

[patriciaruth]

As T.E. Lawrence said, one of the keys to defeating an insurgency is to eliminate the leaders. Those left alive won't have as much expertise and knowledge to run the group. They will make more mistakes and bumble around more, making them more vulnerable.