Though a transparent nation sounds ideal, as we would know everything our government is up to, it is better that they in fact, keep everything in a secret, or classified. Most people argue that our government hides too much from us, keeping missions covert. This is done for the better good. While they keep everything a secret, the Gov. knows what they are doing.
Wikileaks however is at the other end of the pole. They believe a Gov. Should be 100% honest and should tell us everything. This is false. If a Gov. did this, we would be a weak nation, as we would have people that listen to our war strategies, and then go and counter said war strategy.
I watched a video, that people went through documents that were released. In these documents, it said that over 300,000 people have been killed in Baghdad while the United States of America has been trying to give them freedom. The hard truth? These documents revealed over two thirds (2/3) of the total kill count have been civilians, leaving only one-third (1/3) to be actual insurgents. If i recall, giving a nation freedom does not include killing a mass majority of the civilians.
Now that we know what we are actually doing over there, it is hard to trust our Gov. This is quiet sad, as we should be able to trust the United States Gov. in whatever they do. By keeping our knowledge restricted to what we know about the war going on, it keeps us at peace. We believe the military is doing the right thing.
One of the videos Wikileaks exposed was of an Apache Helicopter, and the gunner was shooting down what he thought to be Insurgents with RPGs. Turns out to be, these people were News Reporters. What they had strapped to them were cameras. Of course this was frowned upon, since he killed innocent civilians, but what if it really was an Insurgent with an RPG, and had fired a missile in the Apache? The pilots, gunners, and a few other on board, would have lost their lives. Keep in mind, these are our people, so having to lose a couple lives is very sad to us.
To conclude, Wikileaks should not be revealing all this information. This non-profit organization could end u in possibly causing a World War III, or a Nuclear Weapon War. Keeping our Government non-transparent is the best idea, as we have trust that they are doing what is best for us, the people.
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