I could see them taking Walt instead, if necessary, but several possible scenarios could come from that (and none include Miller time).
From Gus' standpoint, the first goal was to take out the cartel leaders. Remember, he had no intentions of leaving Jesse down there...per Mike, either they all come home, or no one does. Secondly, he wanted to strengthen the bond with Jesse and see that he could take over as cook...so he could then knock off Walt. All went according to plan for Gus, except for getting Jesse's OK to kill Walt.
Now, a few points, if Walt would have gone instead of Jesse...
1. Gus might let the test cook by Walt go as planned, but then kill Walt with the rest of the cartel. However, this might backfire, since they actually needed Jesse to save them, as it originally went down.
2. Walt might strengthen his connection with Gus, prove his worth, and get the upper hand back over Jesse.
3. Walt could complete the cook, but then kill Gus and Mike (or let them die), as opposed to saving them, like Jesse did. Problem here is, he wouldn't likely have won a shootout like Jesse did (after all the video game practice).
4. Gus could ditch the plan to take out the cartel and leave Walt down there with them. Not likely his preferred option, since taking out the cartel was his main goal.
Expect VG could come up with a few others...
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