I think that's the point of the parent post's reference to a bubble bursting, the fallout from which might include a sudden loss of credibility and power for th

I think that's the point of the parent post's reference to a bubble bursting, the fallout from which might include a sudden loss of credibility and power for the American elites who want to prosecute Snowden. And I think it's true that this is probably the only way he'll ever be allowed back to the U.S. as a free man.