Well, I lean liberal, but I hate wikileaks.
Same here actually.
While I personally of course love the feeling of getting such information, I also see the effect of diplomats having their hands tied from here on. As Stratfor pointed out, this was a great bargaining chip against Pakistan with which the US could force concessions. Now that it's all in the open that bargaining chip is out the window.
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Hands tied, from doing what? If there wasn't a story to report, then wikileaks wouldn't have anything to report, or at least it's reporting wouldn't matter.
Besides, is using this as a bargaining chip to force concessions truly the best diplomatic strategy for us to take in the region? Why is it acceptable for us to basically perform blackmail against a country? That might just create more hatred on the other side, might just make things worse in the long run. Not like it actually changes anything other than public opinion, Pakistan was basically harboring Osama Bin Laden, we're pretty much at war with part of their country, and we're propping up another part, because of nuclear material.
It's a fucked up situation, and it's sorta sad that the discussion in the national media is about Iran.