> I could imagine a terrorist living in Germany and the US asks for assistance obtaining him and the Germans tell the US to fuck off. I don't think that will e

> I could imagine a terrorist living in Germany and the US asks for assistance obtaining him and the Germans tell the US to fuck off. I don't think that will ever happen. Dismantling a terrorist group is such a decidedly good thing that I'm sure everyone can agree on acting together. (Note though that the terrorist threat is greatly exaggerated (like in: it is several orders of magnitude less dangerous than the media implies).) > It doesn't even have to be a terrorist, it could be a person like Snowden. So, now, instead of assisting the US government, the Germans are actively working against them. You are kind of mixing positive and negative visions here. Supporting whistle blowers like Snowden should be a matter of course for a democratic nation.