re: In Crimea, Russia May Have Gotten a Jump on West by Evading U.S. Eavesdropping

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When the first American military serviceman is killed over one of his leaks, I would pay money for you to say this to his/her family.

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Clearly, nobody (I don't think) wants an American serviceman to become collateral damage and die.

That being said, at the time Snowden went to Russia, the common thought was that they weren't an enemy. The 1980's called and they want their foreign policy back, remember? In fact, Obama was meeting with Putin just a few month prior bragging about how he'll have a greater ability to help him out after the election.

That was the narrative in the press that we were supposed to believe.

Look, Snowden's actions were clearly illegal, and two wrongs don't make a right. But don't act like this wasn't a gross violation of the constitution of the United States or that it wasn't government over-reach to be able to go into this level of detail about every american citizen if they wanted to. If there are consequences in terms of lives lost, I will blame the current and previous administrations, but I will not blame Snowden.