Intelligence--the Feckless and the Fruitful

Roger L.Simon writes:

Intelligence work evidently has two levels – a completely incompetent one that produces WikiLeaks and a brilliant one that produces Stuxnet [the computer bug that wreaked havoc on Iran's nuclear program].

By the same token, airport security has two levels (or strategies)--a completely incompetent one that produces TSA security theatrics (and involves scrutinizing stuff), and a brilliant one that involves scrutinizing people.