That's not how alliances and trust work. In this context, suspicion is a form of accusation - and it is wholly inappropriate and wrongful for the US to accuse Germany or France of plotting against it's national security interests.
Otoh, what this establishes is that in fact, the US is quite willing to consider actions that may damage the national security interests of its allies.
In short, this sort of spying is a significant disruptor of any sort of lasting trust between nations. If everyone behaves like the US, there are no "allies", only temporarily convenient partners who may be betrayed at any point.
> Otoh, what this establishes is that in fact, the US is quite willing to consider actions that may damage the national security interests of its allies.
That's long since been established. Hell, the Pentagon has plans for an invasion of Canada.
Otoh, what this establishes is that in fact, the US is quite willing to consider actions that may damage the national security interests of its allies.
In short, this sort of spying is a significant disruptor of any sort of lasting trust between nations. If everyone behaves like the US, there are no "allies", only temporarily convenient partners who may be betrayed at any point.