Quote:
Originally Posted by Brush Okie
All that data gathering yet they just couldn't find the Boston bombers or other AQ folks around the world. Amazing isn't it.
|
Maybe this has been addressed by others in other threads, but I would posit that all that data gathering is why they couldn't find these terrorists. Resources are not infinite and every resource devoted to these overbroad data dump measures is a resource not devoted to measures genuinely likely to produce actionable intelligence. Like TSA searches of grandmas and nuns, it is political theater designed to make some feel good that something is being done, but make others feel good that nothing potentially discriminatory is being done.