"Why talk about these things now? Because painting grand visions is an essential skill for anyone who wants to be a boss."
Just letting Khalid see the strength wasn't enough, they had to give him a splendid future vision, to let him know the future was full of majesty and huge potential.
The large-scale search operation driven by the CIA had started, but only the Libyan National Army could be mobilized.
Sweeping the entire city wasn't that simple, even though the Libyan National Army controlled Tripoli, it was obviously impossible to meticulously search every house in the city and find the people they were looking for.
Even without clear intelligence, at least a general area was needed. So to handle this massive search, what they had to do was nothing at all.
Don't go out, don't ask around, then there won't be any problems.
Although Khalid was typically coerced into this, there certainly wouldn't be any issues with his loyalty in the short term.
