hoobajoo posted:

I think it's more that Tanya recognized a surprise attack would be most effective in disrupting their enemies, but being a bureaucrat at heart, she still needs to follow the proper procedures. So she found a way to de facto commit a war crime while still technically following international law.

Her plan also seems premeditated, as she told Weiss he "plays too much by the book", indicating she planned to bend the rules from the start.