[robbedpeter]

I bet they'd send marines to recover him and his family if he asked. They'd get disappeared to a US black site and lost to history, but barring that, he's pretty much fenced in. The fog of war and chaos might provide him an opportunity to escape to Europe, and from there to Africa and maybe South America. Whatever regime replaces Putin might end up being friendly to the US and give up Snowden as a gesture. I don't envy Snowden's choices.

It could be his last opportunity to escape to someplace where he can raise his kid in peace.

[jonnybgood]

> I bet they'd send marines to recover him and his family if he asked. They'd get disappeared to a US black site and lost to history, but barring that, he's pretty much fenced in.

Unnecessary hyperbole. There have been several in the US intelligence community’s history who committed much more grave offenses than Snowden. They went to trial and are serving time in a federal prison.