Comment on NSA spying: France 'will not tolerate' threat to securityparentComments−eis11yThat's something I don't get. Why should intelligence agencies be expected/allowed to spy on allies and friendly nations?What does it tell you about that "friendship"?−adestefan11yEver play the game Diplomacy? Friendship means jack shit.−fnordfnordfnord11yYeah, okay, foreign policy is not a board game.−adestefan11yYou're right. Board games have rules.−eis11yThanks for downvoting for disagreeing. But that's not it's supposed to work on HN.You must have a sad life when friendship means nothing. But each to their own.−Sharlin11yYou cannot equate friendship between individual humans and "friendship" between nation-states. They are very different concepts.
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That's something I don't get. Why should intelligence agencies be expected/allowed to spy on allies and friendly nations?
What does it tell you about that "friendship"?
Ever play the game Diplomacy? Friendship means jack shit.
Yeah, okay, foreign policy is not a board game.
You're right. Board games have rules.
Thanks for downvoting for disagreeing. But that's not it's supposed to work on HN.
You must have a sad life when friendship means nothing. But each to their own.
You cannot equate friendship between individual humans and "friendship" between nation-states. They are very different concepts.