And then the NSA would claim that more people die from falling in bathtubs than due to terrorism, so that the beneficial effect of their efforts, while psycholo

And then the NSA would claim that more people die from falling in bathtubs than due to terrorism, so that the beneficial effect of their efforts, while psychologically quite morale-boosting, is not actually a substantive effect. I guarantee they win your game of screwed-up logic. Just look at the contortions they're able to make to record phone calls without a warrant. ;)