Agreed, this was what I was pointing out. Government is a complex and multifaceted enterprise, but people often treat it as a monolith, especially in conspiracy

Agreed, this was what I was pointing out. Government is a complex and multifaceted enterprise, but people often treat it as a monolith, especially in conspiracy theories. There's a great line in "What Chinese Hackers Get Wrong About Washington:" This is the most pervasive of of all Washington legends: that politicians in Washington are ceaselessly, ruthlessly, effectively scheming. That everything that happens fits into somebody’s plan. It doesn’t. Maybe it started out with a scheme, but soon enough everyone is, at best, reacting, and at worst, failing to react, and always, always they’re doing it with less information than they need. That’s been a key lesson I’ve learned working as a reporter and political observer in Washington: No one can carry out complicated plans. All parties and groups are fractious and bumbling. But everyone always thinks everyone else is efficiently and ruthlessly implementing long-term schemes. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/25/what-chinas-hackers-get-wrong-about-washington/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/25/w...