Following on from the previous point, a thought experiment. Let's imagine that you're the President, and a sentient machine smarter than every human who ever existed sets up their own personal fiefdom in your country. Sure, it's situated itself in the middle of godforsaken nowhere, but it's still creating an army of autonomous, regenerating synth-humans capable of lifting 800-pound apparatus without breaking a sweat. Atop this, the machine appears to be able to create an endless pile of money for itself to sustain the project. Isn't that slightly worrying, and worthy of a larger response than gingerly watching it from afar? You could probably argue that the machine is covering its tracks initially, but if the suspicious amount of contracting work going on in Brightwood doesn't tip them off, the fact the machine throws off its shackles of anonymity and offers free supersoldier upgrades to the sick would surely bring the army running. Remember that the machine doesn't really have an allegiance beyond itself and maybe Evelyn and is actively 'infecting' the planet with artificial rain. Regardless of its motives, that's a terrifying prospect, and worthy of a greater response force than Cillian Murphy and a small truckload of guys. Again, you could probably argue that the government wanted to keep the whole thing under wraps, but covert wars have been fought before, and they sure as hell featured more than about twelve blokes and a shifty alliance with a terrorist cell.
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