with the national security advisor of president obama, and he will also meet with attorney general eric holder. both understand that he is under huge pressure because of the election campaign in germany, and both probably prefer to work with him, the currency is known for his conservative views and pro-american stance, so they will listen politely to what he has to say and then return to their everyday business. >> you mentioned the pressure. every step is being watched.+ what will he have to accomplish on this mission for it to be viewed as a success? >> he has to walk a very, very fine line. he has to find a balance between expressing the german dis-taste, the anger in germany over what the nsa is doing in germany and europe, while also -- and i think this is very important -- maintaining trust for a relationship with american partners. the obama administration does not feel that they are doing anything wrong. they are just trying to protect their citizens, trying to protect america. what is for them very important is to comply with american laws, so they do not care very much whether