NieR Automata: Dark Apocalypse - Hints and Predictions

[CrimsonGunner]

In the raid 2P says that 9S is the one controlling the machines, so their actions might not be indicative of themselves but more of 9S manipulating them. What if the machine lifeforms are innocent bystanders in a proxy war?

control could also simply mean that 9s is their leader and not manipulating their actions and the fact that each machine is talking and acting as an individual unit as 2p said doesn't add up to her claims and the time she took control over the flight unit.
again it might just me grasping to the idea that the machines are sort of innocent and its nier all over again too much but i really feel something is weird with 2p and some of her actions that goes on with the raid compare to the actions of 2b or even a2 took in nier:automata the more i go through it and especially when you read the dialog.