I’m more concerned about what hasn’t been said given the large opportunity for known enemies to the US to pump Snowden for the most damaging material that he had. What goes on in the US can be fixed; what goes on in hostile territory can only be fixed by bringing him in.
Improperly disclosing anything of that level of classification(or any other that does not permit public disclosure) during any administration is still wrong, no matter if the contents give a fortunate view inside. Aside from being a civilian, Snowden’s case is no different than Manning’s with regards to their improper disclosures.
Your statement: What goes on in the US can be fixed;
If that were true, the disclosures (or confirmations) from Snowden would have resulted in hundreds or thousands of treasonous politicians and bureacrats swinging from trees and lamp posts, right quick. It didn't.
The NSA spying on US citizens is war against US citizens. It does not protect US citizens from any threats, external or internal.
Not a bad view of things.
Well, that sounds nice and easy. Got any ideas how to fix what's wrong in the US? And read my above comments about why the second part of your sentence isn't really accurate.