Oh, to be a fly on the wall in the U.S. State Department for the next month.

When I first read about the process by which the New York Times sorted out what leaked documents they would publish and how, I thought: “Wow, it must have been a very busy week/weekend at the State Department” as they did their best to negotiate which details should be redacted.

When the surprisingly substantive reactions from world leaders began to circulate, I thought: “Wow, they must be very busy at the State Department” making calls to maintain relationships now being tested by adversaries.

Reading this morning some of the details re: the Russian diplomatic cables, I thought: “Wow, think of all the intelligence the State Department must be gathering now as all of the players react to the publication of their positions.”