Of course, hacking one computer system is one thing. Breaking into dozens of separate systems is quite another. As a result, even security experts known for their sympathy towards national security arguments cast a skeptical eye at some of what the White House has to say on the matter. That risk was in no way, shape or form quantifiable. Congress, in the meantime, is becoming increasingly interested in the topic.
Information warfare is certain to be part of that discussion if it really happens.
Clinton Administration officials respond the plan was not just a draft, but misinterpreted, too. Keep pleading and hoping, for now. In the meantime, infowarriors are stuck firmly in the barracks.