Some of the leaked cables are just opinion, and not much more than gossip about national leaders. But, because of the leak, we know, for example, that when the British government set up its supposedly open inquiry into the causes of the Iraq war, it also promised the US government that it would “put measures in place to protect your interests.”
但是，即便国防部长罗伯特•盖茨也承认，虽然最近的泄漏事件使美国感到尴尬和难堪，其对美国外交政策造成的损害并不大。