Seems the CIA, NSA and every other acronym in the
government’s alphabet soup of spy agencies missed the Russian invasion of
Crimea. The Ruskies somehow cloaked their communications, and ooops, slipped
into another country before our spooks had their second cup of coffee. They
could probably write a five-page report on what I had for lunch yesterday, but
couldn’t see one of the world’s largest militaries mass at their border and
invade a neighboring country.
Could it be that their attention was focused inward, instead
of on the real threats that exist in the world? The expenditure of billions of
dollars and many thousands of man hours spying on innocent Americans is, beyond
the legal and constitutional ramifications, a huge waste of time and energy and
one that undoubtedly distracts our spies from focusing on actual threats.
A few members of congress are asking for an investigation
into our surveillance agencies and their activities. I wish I could be optimistic
about this, but I know what’s going to happen. If an actual investigation
becomes a reality, the agencies and the president will only allow it if
everything is kept secret. National security, you know. We will continue to be
kept in the dark, maybe thrown a few bones of “reform,” and then the spooks
will return to business as usual. And our country will once again not see the
forest for the trees.
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