I think it&#x27;s very clear to everyone not tuning into to the mass-media narrative that the true goal of all the governments and agencies involved is not &quot;preventing the next terror threat&quot; but a power-play for the control of information.<p>Not only is there no pertinent evidence to demonstrate that surveillance has ever paid off; There is much more so, <i>extremely pertinent</i> evidence that demonstrates the past 30 years of foreign policy have directly contributed to past and current day terrorist threats: Financing the Taliban and Bin-laden to fight the soviets in the 80&#x27;s, invading and destabilizing Iraq, financing Syrian rebels (in part ISIS supporters and&#x2F;or sympthathizers) while destabilizing Syria, etc, etc..- Yet somehow none of this is part of the main-stream narrative and a couple months later Obama will be asking congress for more funds to fight Assad and the NSA will be asking for broader surveillance powers.<p>I&#x27;m very sorry for the people that have lost their family members and loved ones in the course of these things but the answer is not and cannot be &quot;more drone strikes&quot; and &quot;everyone forfeit your privacy&quot;.