[sm4rk0]

Quite the opposite, this was carefully planned. "Never let a good crisis go to waste."

[z2h-a6n]

If you like clever-sounding quotes in place of information, the obvious counter is: "Never attribute to malevolence what is merely due to incompetence." -- Aurthur C. Clark

[988747]

Intelligence agencies love that quote, since it helps them mask their malevolent actions under disguise of incompetence :)