So if that is the way the world works, what of note have they accomplished, aside from drawing the ire of the US government and getting a leader martyred, their

So if that is the way the world works, what of note have they accomplished, aside from drawing the ire of the US government and getting a leader martyred, their finances blockaded, and a barrage of at-best ambivalent media attention? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_public_opinion_on_the_war_in_Afghanistan#Growing_American_opposition_to_the_war http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_public_opinion_on... Mar. 19-21, 2010 - 48% favor, 49% oppose, 3% unsure April 2010: "Collateral Murder" released, showing footage of a U.S. helicopter killing unarmed civilians. Youtube sensation. Lots of media coverage. May 21–23, 2010 - 42% favor, 56% oppose, 2% unsure (June 2010: Obama announces a faster withdrawal schedule from Afghanistan than previously planned.) July 2010: "Afghan War Diary" released, containing evidence of widespread ineptitude and corruption. Lots of media coverage. Aug. 6-10, 2010 - 37% favor, 62% oppose, 1% unsure I'm not saying that Wikileaks is responsible for that whole swing, but it sure as hell is responsible for some of it. How many dollars saved will that translate to? How many lives saved? We can quibble about whether the answer is "a lot" or just "a few" but it's more than it would have been if these leaks were not discussed in many major newspapers and on every cable news station.