My problem with intentional vulnerabilities is this: if we (Americans) supposedly have the best and baddest intelligence agencies in the world, isn't asking for

My problem with intentional vulnerabilities is this: if we (Americans) supposedly have the best and baddest intelligence agencies in the world, isn't asking for a key under the doormat akin to a magician asking the crowd to close their eyes while they get their next trick ready? If the FBI and NSA really need backdoors to do their job, then it makes me feel less secure...and less trusting.