Or maybe you have to to bring them into the spotlight in order to foreshadow their downfall while distracting normies from the fact that you have more intelligence assets than anyone on earth besides Putin....or maybe these guys were undercover good guys the whole time and that pastor was in on it too. We wont know how deep the movie operation goes for a very long time. This kinda stuff is just the tip of the iceberg. Remember guys, we haven't even had actual declass yet. Unfortunately in real life war the pragmatic approach is required. There are calculated losses that are needed for a significant win to happen. This isn't a Hollywood movie after all.