> He can rest assured that the USA never saw France as no2 in anything, except maybe gastronomy. I think in your haste to put down France you misread the quote

> He can rest assured that the USA never saw France as no2 in anything, except maybe gastronomy. I think in your haste to put down France you misread the quote which in fact states what you say later on in your response. Here's the quote again: > "Chancellor Merkel is important. If the NSA was not surveying her communications, it was only because it was unable to do so," "How could the NSA not want to listen in on the person rated by Forbes as the second most powerful person in the world after President Obama?” It's quite clear to me that they're referring to Merkel and her communication being spied upon, not the French President.