Ah, but grasshopper, you miss the point.
That ham-handed approach WAS the message. A political message. It was an irrefutable evidence of the Chicom GOVERNMENT'S displeasure over being called out as a bad guy for its downing, invasion and theft of our EP3 reconaissance plane.
They basically were saying they were ready to go to war over the issue if it didn't go their way.
Last I recall, it did go their way.
And the Netherlands bot attacks were merely an extra "persuader" explaining our "commander in chief" that they were not going to be easily "switched off" if it came down to a slug-fest.
We were seeing only the tip of the iceberg of Chicom capabilities. And we saw how ill-prepared we were for these supposedly "unimpressive" attacks.
For some real laughs at the Administration continuing and deepening disconnect from reality, check out Admrial Keating's testimony for his confirmation.
Don’t lose N. Korea in your conversation. They had EPA data and sites up on their servers for a while.
That is home to the sun king you know (GAIA)