Right. It's not about the cables themselves, it's about driving the government apparatus to degrade its own effectiveness by tightening security, increasing com

Right. It's not about the cables themselves, it's about driving the government apparatus to degrade its own effectiveness by tightening security, increasing compartmentalization and reducing collaboration. The genius of this approach is its asymmetry. In response to Bin Laden's 'investment' of $100,000 and 19 lives, the US sacrificed thousands of soldiers, spent trillions of dollars and destroyed a reputation and moral authority that took generations to build. The US did most of the damage itself. Similarly, in response to Wikileaks' disclosures that mostly confirm what's already well known, the US is already overreacting. Looks the US is well on its way to multiplying Wikileaks' investment untold thousands of times.