The US has built a narrative to justify their surveillance apparatus after getting caught with their pants down spying on the American people and the world. It

The US has built a narrative to justify their surveillance apparatus after getting caught with their pants down spying on the American people and the world. It's an extension of the national security narrative. Agencies recognize the massive amount of funding and legislature on the horizon and want to see it diverted to them like it was to the DHS in the last decade.