What if the reason it's kept out of the light of day is that it makes the already difficult job of people working in my nation's interest even more difficult?
Much of what's here is not in the least surprising, but having official confirmation just makes it that much more complicated for people out there trying to make things better.
Not all secrets are evil, however I'm fairly sure that the fact that some secrets in fact are evil is what drives the feeding frenzy around wikileaks. If all that came to the surface would be an impeccably functioning diplomatic machinery with the highest standards for ethics I highly doubt this would get as much press and attention as it does.
Much of what's here is not in the least surprising, but having official confirmation just makes it that much more complicated for people out there trying to make things better.
Not all secrets are eeeevil, you know.