I think there's another dimension to this though, which is that IA carries an enormous responsibility that is totally unrelated to this area of their operations

I think there's another dimension to this though, which is that IA carries an enormous responsibility that is totally unrelated to this area of their operations but is now put into jeopardy because of it. That's the real moral issue here. They sacrificed bigger-picture priorities that will impact lots of people for years and years to come, for a short-term stunt that affected people for a couple months.