What we didn't know about our government that we know now

I'm going to interrupt my posts about Palin to speak out about the U.S cables that were leaked onto wikileaks yesterday. In actuality, they were not the first and if the Obama Administration does not take serious action soon, they will not be the last.

A lot of sensitive information was released, various diplomats discussed leaders around the globe (in unflattering terms i might add) also and more importantly there were conversations with Arab leaders that urged the United States to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. There was also information about China, namely that their hackers which have been collecting and growing since 2002 were responsible for Google being hacked this past January.

While the release of these documents is a matter of National Security, and there will certainly be a lot of republicans condemning Obama's administration for not taking enough measures to prevent this--I feel as if we must look at this information and realize something very important. We don't understand that many of the things government does, has a reason.

Take Iran, for years people on the sidelines--the ordinary folks, have been crying to end the many wars America has been involved in. Several times during his campaign, Obama discussed his plan to bring home the troops once and for all. I remember when Obama took office in 2009, and his talk about ending the war was halted. If i remember correctly, (i may be wrong) he also discussed sending even more troops out into the fields. Many people were dismayed at this, as was I until i thought of something. We don't know everything, and there's probably some big secret for why were still involved in the war that the government won't tell us--and that Obama just found out, that changed his mind.

Looking at these documents tells us that there is a lot of pressure on our government to stop Iran's nuclear facilities. Its one out of many reasons for why were still fighting, and were not going to quit just yet. What's more, how many other documents are there that would give reason for why our government works the way it is?

We just don't know. But yet, in our naivete and fear we strike against the government, because they have lost our trust. So in the end, we create a problem that could wind up affecting them, in ways that harbor our safety.

Instead of looking at these leaks as another stab at government, we should instead look at them as a reminder that we do not know everything, and that the government does act in our best interest as best as it can. They're like the parent, that knows everything but wont tell us why its wrong to go out at night to that party--or does, but we the children are too stubborn to realize why.

--Kat Vengo