Actually, the spy agencies in the United States and their political defenders continually claim successes. Those successes are then later revealed to be bunk.

Actually, the spy agencies in the United States and their political defenders continually claim successes. Those successes are then later revealed to be bunk. I suppose you can tell yourself that they're doing this on purpose and hiding the real successes, but if so, it sounds like a daring attack on their own credibility.