None of us were there so we’ll never know exactly what went down but that’s what I’ve read. I’m going to venture to guess that it was a poker match played by shrewd business men and Angle Lake boys won the battle but lost the war. Depleting the enemy’s resources is one of the oldest strategies.
Acquiring VX was like buying a bag of chips only to find out that it’s full of air and only 1/3 full.