[redeeman]

> They owe us nothing.

Are you referring to the actual "government" ? because in that case, it definitely seems like they owe their own citizens something?

[pohl]

They do, but what they owe differs by what part of the government one is dealing with. You’ll find that, with regards to the military, one thing they do not owe to citizens is real-time, unfettered access to intelligence.