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Anytime a supposed terrorist threat is uncovered -- anywhere in the world -- the US claims their intelligence tools helped uncover the plot. If memory serves, those claims proved to be untrue or the plots turned to be less nefarious than first thought. Aside from the fact that, as others have pointed out, the govt has not pointed to any specific domestic plots that have been interrupted, why didn't rendition, torture and carte blanche international surveillance prevent the numerous successful terrorist attacks around the world since 9/11?
