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I'd expect my Government to spy on other Governments. We have a need to. Any American who objects to this is short-sighted.

What we shouldn't do is spy on American citizens within our borders as a routine practice.

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Agree that American citizens are not legitimate targets in and of themselves, but they will routinely communicate with people other than American citizens and those communications mean that citizens will be spied on. That's globalization for ya.

I don't understand what you mean when you say "spy on American citizens" do you mean court order/warrant approved surveillance? Even your local police can do that, its generally how criminal investigations are conducted.

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