No, you have not answered a single one of my questions.
Here’s another question for you. How do you know these spying programs have not been effective? Because NSA said so?
For years, the CIA denied having active agents in the USSR. Turns out they had many. I guess we should have cancelled their funding for lack of success?
Neither will NSA say they’ve had successes since politicians will immediately demand to know exactly who, when, where, and how? And then go on the Sunday talk shows to brag about it.
It looks like you didn’t like the answer.
Dzokhar tsarneav would have been caught before the marathon bombing if the program worked AND they were busy actually looking at people likely to be a threat.
Since they were busy looking at political opposition instead, you don’t seriously think it was only the IRS targeting conservatives do you, they fell flat on their butts.
Continue trying to excuse it, it is vastly amusing to watch someone make excuses for third Reich style behavior.