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In reply to the discussion: How the NSA Helps the US Assassinate (Greenwald / Scahill) [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)For the most part, yes, we do trust the bureaucratic infrastructure to take care of itself. We don't have citizen's brigades in every police, CIA, FBI, NSA, military office checking to make sure all the T's are dotted and all the I's are crossed.
We don't personally inspect all the traffic signals to be sure they're reliable.
Drone strikes may bring a visceral reaction to the concept of intelligence operations-slash-war, but it's still better than boots on the ground and there really are terrifying people trying to murder innocent human beings.
There is always a balancing act to these type of concerns. I can't honestly say if this is the right balance but I don't have a better alternative, either.
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