But the Washington Beltway has a way of eating outsiders alive. I doubt I could survive long enough to make any difference. Besides, I am not independantly wealthy.

Better to wield the keyboard to shed light on the fumblings of Government agencies, retailers, nation states, and cyber criminals in the hope that it will effect some change.

In response to the argument that we would not use offensive capability unless necessary I can only chortle.

No, I do not think we can do both. We can not even handle one. We have yet to demonstrate that we can handle the defensive requirements. That is exactly my point.