Spy Game

The United States does not by any means claim to spy on its allies, which is why it is such big news that the NSA has been caught doing exactly that. Although president Obama has yet to speak about the alleged tapping of chancellor Merkel's cell phone, it is safe to assume that these allegations are true. After witnessing the massive breach of trust witnessed in the recent IRS scandal I am beginning to feel less and less secure about the United States government. Scandals like these make our government out to be a scruple less hound that has no reserves about lying through its teeth. Considering that Germany is a well established ally, world power, and has even shown interest in anti-spying pacts it is ghastly to consider that the NSA was eavesdropping on Merkel. I have never been one to trust shady, three-letter acronym, government organizations, (especially after binge watching a bunch of Burn Notice) and while incidents such as this reinforce my opinion even more; I wish I could say it surprised me. The simple fact is that the United States government has a serious control problem. If our government does not have control over anything, then it at least wants to know everything about it. This obsession is what causes international fiasco that the NSA and CIA have come to be known for. Perhaps if our officials could learn to trust our allies our government would not have made such a fool of itself. I highly doubt that this mistake will alter the U.S.'s policy on spying at all. Should an type of anti-spying pact be formulated I would merely expect our level of spying to be cut down, but certainly not extinguished. Perhaps I just like to think that our government in more conniving than it actually is, however I think the NSA would have trouble letting go.