Talk:Asami Sato/@comment-108.81.17.211-20120520043325/@comment-108.81.17.211-20120520050842

They would if they knew that it'd give them a chance to supress the benders' revolt until they where completely prepared for the war. I don't think that Amon--or any of the Equalists for that matter--would be dumb enough to remove the bending of such highly esteemed people such as the last airbending master, the Metalbender Police Chief or the Avatar.

Don't you think that would quickly spark an all-out war? Equalists wouldn't want that--they'd want to start the war on their own terms when they had all their weapons--robots, gloves, rods and the like--ready and in abundance. They'd want to keep as much control of the situation while their enemies built up their mediocre army of benders as a person on the inside kept them informed on how many people were joining the enemy, where they met up, and any potential weaknesses they could find from their positions.

Amon isn't a brute like Ozai. He's smart and likes to fight dirty. Who better to keep up intel than the Avatar's love interest's love interest?