this is the biggest economy clearly. also increasingly politically the most important country. this whole row is really poisoning the relationship. reporter: relations with germany are already suffering following the revelations of leaker edward snowden, that the nsa had hacked angela merkel s phone. she s already under pressure at home. many germans want her to toughen her stance against the u.s. these latest allegations will make it harder for europe s most powerful politician to justify close ties with the obama administration. fred pleitgen, cnn. a lot of people asking why, why would the united states risk damaging ties with such a critically important ally. joining us, bob baer, our cnn national security analyst, a former cia operative. well, what s the answer, why would the u.s. risk damaging a relationship with germany, a nato ally? what would be your answer? well, it goes back a couple
allies is a waste of energy in the end. we have so many problems and i think we should focus on the important things. reporter: diplomatic words and germany also quickly announced diplomatic consequences. translator: the federal government has asked u.s. intelligence services, representative here in germany, to leave the country. this is in response to a continuous lack of cooperation on investigations into a number of accusations. reporter: the latest row could cause a major rift with one of the u.s. most important allies. germany is europe s largest economy. merkel supports washington s position in the ukraine crisis, and has been trying to negotiate a settlement with putin. germany is key in negotiations over iran s nuclear program and various middle east issues. experts say damaged relations with germany would be a big blow to the united states. the germans and angela merkel in particular, they re the most important partners for america in europe.
ever was, was a proving moment for the polish constitutional state. and what differs and what separates poland from some kind of banana republic is that the constitutional mechanism for the renewal of leadership and power is humming along perfectly according to the polish constitution, the head of parliament now takes over as acting president. and after consulting with different parties, calls presidential elections in two weeks, and then within 60 days a new presidential election has to be held. the beauty is that no one is exploiting or taking advantage of this moment. left and right, old and young, different religious denominations are coming together. poland is a key ally of america in europe and beyond that. the poles are joined us big time in afghanistan. and we need to accredit the polish leadership for acting constitutionally at this time of crisis and heartbreak. well, very much a credit to