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> was protecting national security No, it was retribution. The info was already out there when they were going after him. Even if he stayed in the US and was c
by esseph 9mo ago
> was protecting national security
No, it was retribution. The info was already out there when they were going after him. Even if he stayed in the US and was captured, it still wouldn't have "stopped" anything.
- throwawayq3423 9mo ago> The info was already out there when they were going after him. This was of course not known at the time. The only thing that was known is that a single individual was responsible for the greatest breach of classified secrets in the nation's history, and that individual was still at large. > was protecting national security So yes, it was.
- esseph 9mo agoThe federal government was found violating the constitution, and yet he's the bad guy. Nonsense.
- throwawayq3423 9mo ago> The federal government was found violating the constitution This was of course not known at the time.
- esseph 9mo agoSure, but it took multi court cases and years to prove that "legally".
- throwawayq3423 8mo agoHow does that change or affect the point I'm making? > This was of course not known at the time. The only thing that was known is that a single individual was responsible for the greatest breach of classified secrets in the nation's history, and that individual was still at large.