Being legitimate "for the NSA to do" and legitimate "in the grand scheme of things" are not the same thing. It [could be argued that it']s legitimate for the N

Being legitimate "for the NSA to do" and legitimate "in the grand scheme of things" are not the same thing. It [could be argued that it']s legitimate for the NSA to spy on France, just like it[...]'s legitimate for the french NSA to spy on the US. That's not the same question as whether or not it's legitimate for allies to spy on each other. Oh, sorry, for the US to spy on France and for France to spy on the US.