[IvanDenisovich]

In any large organization you'll see instances of departments clashing over projects, managers going over each others' heads and bureaucratic turf wars. I'm sure these disputes are at least as common inside the NSA, or between different branches of US intelligence, as they are between the US and its allies.

The difference here is that in an international setting, our national ego comes into play and suddenly it's all about the Israeli lobby or some deep geopolitical interests, when it could just as easily be caused by a SW bug or an overzealous midlevel manager.

Maybe there is a place for a broader discussion about supplying arms to Israel, but I don't think this case is a good example. Looks more like Israel and the US collaborated very closely, on mostly equal terms, to achieve some impressive technological breakthroughs. If anything, this is a testament to how technology and international cooperation can provide a safe and efficient alternative to unilateral use of of force. If the worst side-effect of all of our covert and overt operations was leaking some Zero Days, the world would be a much safer place.

[SturgeonsLaw]

> I'm sure these disputes are at least as common inside the NSA

Given the NSA's contradictory mandates to both improve and weaken security, I think you're definitely on to something.