US: Our capabilities are unmatched but not unrestrained

Lisa Monaco, the Assistant to the US President for Homeland Security commented on the NSA wiretapping affair and said "These disclosures have created significant challenges in our relationships with some of our closest foreign partners."

In an article on USA Today, she wrote, "While our intelligence capabilities are unmatched, the US government is not operating unrestrained. We will continue to gather the information we need to keep ourselves and our allies safe, while giving even greater focus to ensuring that we are balancing our security needs with the privacy concerns all people share." (Ynet)