“I’ve seen too many James Bond movies and as much as I like those movies it would be very dangerous,” said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), dismissing the possibility of a covert snatch job as pure fantasy…

“My sense is that he should be held accountable for alleged crimes [and] tried pursuant to international laws. If we can obtain jurisdiction, he should have his day in court,” said Sen. Jack Reid (D-R.I.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a former U.S. Army Ranger.

“I think we would be better served by following the law. Basically, the allegations is that he violated the United States law so we should follow the law in pursuing those allegations,” he said.

Another potential problem is that many people around the world and in the U.S. think Snowden did the right thing in leaking information about the NSA programs.