From my perspective, on one side, they messed up on compartmentalization/access control. On the other side, the US is and should be held to a higher standard th

From my perspective, on one side, they messed up on compartmentalization/access control. On the other side, the US is and should be held to a higher standard than China or Russia. Insiders are sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution, and when they see secret mass warrantless surveillance, and wars fought on dubious pretenses, one has to decide if you follow orders or do what you think is right by the Constitution. Additionally, from what I have seen, and I think this was pointed out by Ed Snowden, whistleblowers have been strongly disincentivized to use official internal channels. I don't know how Russia and China do it, but the US's open and free society has always been the source of its strength, and I hope it continues to be so.