Es Tea Double Eye

Embassy cables aside, I am astounded at how badly the US Government is dealing with this “crisis” (for lack of a better term).

I’m hardly an expert in politics or diplomacy. No, in fact, I know nothing about it. What I do know about it is that if done wrong, the effects could be disastrous. As is the case at the moment. The thing is, if they practiced “quiet diplomacy”, things would’ve been very different.

We all know how it works on the Internet. News are highly combustible. It burns fiercely and dies as quickly as it started. Sure, there may be a number of “interesting” cables, but people would woohaa about it for a couple of days and move on.

Think I’m talking crap? Well, let’s see. Go to any news site. Anyone. Find me a story about a specific cable on the home page and I’ll eat my words. You’ll find articles related to Wikileaks or Julian Assange, but very little about the cables. The major news for the last couple of days have been about how Wikileaks and Julian Assange are being hunted, not about any of the cables.

I believe that they should have accepted that the cables leaked and dealt with the consequences it arise. Let’s face it, they’re going to have to deal with the consequences anyway.

Now, the whole world is interested in what they are trying to hide. They look like bullies. Even after the attacks on Mastercard, Mastercard looks like the villain deserving what is coming to it.

As I said though, I’m just a simple guy. I know very little about the complexities of diplomacy. I do find it interesting and amusing.