Another Option wrote:
Total transparency is not always a good thing. Even with those you love, would you really want them to know everything you've said about them in every situation?
No one is going to be perfect in their job, but I think we have to afford diplomats the ability to selectively share information as necessary to best represent the interests, short and long term, of the country. It's childish to think everything will be better if we're just completely open and honest with everyone we meet. Part of growing up is knowing there is a time and a place for everything.
Wikileaks just crapped out all this information, most of which does little but destroy relationships which have taken years to develop and may take years to rebuild. This leak does not bring the world any closer to singing Kumbaya.
You're right i would not want my loved ones to know everything about what i have said about them. but the government is not a loved one. it is an entity we, as a constitutional republic called America, "choose" to protect our rights from being violated by each other. they are supposed to be answerable to us at all times.
and how does ordering diplomats to commit identity fraud make us any better off?