1) He doesn't really have grounds to call Fareed a "treacherous leader". He just wants to maintain the status quo so his fraction stands at the top. Fareed hasn't done anything wrong.

2) He wasn't trying to save the town. He thought he "got back" at the machine for killing his subordinates. I doubt he had any idea there was a town there.

He makes short-sighted decisions that don't really have an aim.