National defense is great, right? Nobody can go on record and say otherwise. But how much does the NSA protect us vs. support a system that generates the dange

National defense is great, right? Nobody can go on record and say otherwise. But how much does the NSA protect us vs. support a system that generates the dangers in the first place? Bin Laden's attack on the United States was a direct response to our military presence in Saudi Arabia. The Military Industrial Complex manufactures conflict and perpetuates the madness. They're not heros, they're just doing their job. How much protecting would the U.S. need from the modern world if we weren't such greedy oppressors to the rest of the planet?