Here&#x27;s the thing. Governmental credibility should not be a factor.  Particularly in light of how things have and will continue to shift over time.<p>Clinton tried to push the Clippet chip through and failed. We can&#x27;t just say thing got better and now we should help weaken crypto because bad guys and now the government has more credibility. Obviously, things swung back in the opposite direction.<p>So the only safe solution is to build strong crypto always.