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Originally Posted by MrPots

12 federal agencies have backed this Russian intel.

Uh, no. The actual number is 17. And while there is agreement that the hacking appears to have been perpetrated by actors in Russia, not all of them agree on the intent of or reason behind the hacks.

The recent disclosures of alleged hacked e-mails on sites like DCLeaks.com and WikiLeaks and by the Guccifer 2.0 online persona are consistent with the methods and motivations of Russian-directed efforts.

And...

We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia's senior-most officials could have authorized these activities.

Believing something is quite a bit different than having proof. Without proof, is there any doubt that our response to this activity has been so mild?