In the context, I agree there were likely reasons behind this that could be perceived as ‘logical’.
However, that logic is REALLY context sensitive, you know? Our spooks just force the other ‘sides’ to hire more of their own. Our wars on terror just makes more terrorists. We as a nation have a bit of history with this sort of bad decision making among our leadership, and I haven’t seen an indications of change.
If this were in the hands of balanced people who were paying attention to the impacts of what they’re doing and cares about the greater good, I’d agree. However I don’t see that sort of person being gravitated to the top. Indeed, changing your mind in the face of new information is an anathema in those circles, and reasonable people are treated as wishy-wishy while unreasonable ones are treated like ‘strong leaders’
All that in mind, all my indications are that the individuals making these decisions are part of a chain of stupid, none of this even needs to exist. I simply don’t trust the sort of person who most easily gravitates to power in our political and military industrial complexes.
That’s not an idle statement, that’s just plain old psychology, y’know?
“I could not help myself! It was in my nature!” said the scorpion to
the frog, as they both sunk needlessly to the bottom of the lake -
