Every country (that can) engages in both intelligence and counterintelligence. It's not as if they're spouting a general moral principle, "spying is wrong," jus

Every country (that can) engages in both intelligence and counterintelligence. It's not as if they're spouting a general moral principle, "spying is wrong," just "spying on us is wrong." It's a competition; everyone wants to "win." Hypocrisy doesn't really enter into it.