Can You Hear Me Now?

There seems to be some unhappiness about the U.S. listening in to phone calls of world leaders and others overseas.  Further, it's noted, President Obama knew about it and approved.

The new disclosure came after it was reported that US intelligence operates a global network of 80 electronic listening posts, including 19 in European cities, notably Paris, Berlin, Rome and Madrid, according to Spiegel, the German magazine.

Well, duh.  The NSA listens in on domestic phone calls--a scandal. The NSA listens to phone calls overseas--them doing their job,

I assume all countries spy on others.  But I also thought, like passing gas at a party, it's a somewhat unpleasant thing that no one's supposed to make a big deal of.