Nobody at either the NSA or the Bush or Obama Administrations gave a thought to asking this question about engaging in wiretapping our allies: "What happens if we are found out?"
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Nobody is going to get too upset if the NSA had figured out how to tap the phones of the Russian, Chinese, Iranian (etc.) leadership. Those countries are all, to some degree or another, adversaries or it is readily foreseeable that they will be adversaries some day.[1] But when you snoop on your friends, there can be hell to pay if you're found out.
The NSA was found out and now there will be hell to pay.
I get the feeling that the NSA is run by geeks with the emotional maturity of fifteen-year-old boys. A rational adult might have asked a few questions before tapping the cell phone of the German Chancellor.
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[1] Yes, I am aware that of virtually all major European powers since 1789, Russia is about the only one we haven't been at war with at one time or other. Yes, that includes France.
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