Skulduggery would certainly agree with the whole thing being incredibly cowardly. But he can't deny how effective the individual explosions themselves were, or the strange effects they resulted in. Minimal loss of life? The only reason to aim for that in a war is to maximise the fallout - the chaos. To put insurmountable roadblocks in the hope of ever organising a rebellion.

The reason that doesn't make sense is there's already an organised rebellion. There's nothing to achieve but more of the same fear that already exists.

"What would you have done?" Skulduggery asks. He doesn't mention that he's fought in an urban war, or a rural war, and practically everything in between. Nor does he mention any of his suspicions regarding the bombs. It occurs to him, however, that he could ask about the suit of black armour, since it was apparently seen helping at the hospital in the aftermath of the bombings. If Septimus has a separate office, chances are he's secured that as well.