Edward Snowden set to leak secrets about Arab leaders - report

[merrily]

166. The US did not disclose it, though.

If my doctor's office were broken into at night, ala Watergate, I probably would not fire my doctor, unless I were looking for an excuse before the break in; e.g; his or treatment was no much of a help to begin with. If my doctor intentionally disclosed it, that would be very different, but that is not what happened here. And, yes, it would matter if only inconsequential info were disclosed, but, again, deliberate disclosure by my doctor is not the US / Snowden scenario, so that issue becomes irrelevant. And again, a lot of the info was no secret to begin with.

But are you implying that North Korea or Iran or Cuba is going to fire us because of Snowden? More than they already have? I doubt it. For one thing, they've probably had info stolen, too. For another, either they need us, or to reconcile with us, or not. Will our allies fire us? I doubt that, too. They need us too much. And, they, too, probably have had info stolen.

I am not sure I see much reason to continue this discussion. Maybe another time.