The original post above framed the issue from a national-security angle. Whether "this side" is-doing/has-done it as well is an orthogonal concern, i.e. not pe

The original post above framed the issue from a national-security angle. Whether "this side" is-doing/has-done it as well is an orthogonal concern, i.e. not pertinent here. We have a small but non-zero ability to affect change on our side.