What Obama Should Have Said

"In a few days, an organization called Wikileaks will be releasing to the public a number of classified cables relating to America's involvement in the international community.  We welcome increased scrutiny on our government and attempts to increase transparency, and respect Wikileaks' right to free speech, even though they may be breaking numerous United States and international laws in doing so.  However, we believe once American citizens have reviewed the documents in question they will come to the conclusion--as we have in a thorough review of the released documents--that they display a government that is efficiently executing its duties as a member of the international community, and that Mr. Assange's claims of fraud will be thoroughly debunked.  Instead, these documents contain many pieces of information which, while blameless, could significantly hurt America's diplomatic operations by revealing sensitive information regarding frank statements made in private by US diplomats and confidential reports on military preparedness.  We wish that, in the future, Mr. Assange would act less heedlessly in revealing confidential documents that endanger US national security but do not reveal significant transgressions by our government."