1) The WikiLeaks document dump reflected positively on US diplomacy and policy, showing efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and negotiations with Saudi Arabia over oil. 2) While some documents were embarrassing, they did not reveal sensitive information like assassination attempts or illegal torture that could have been in past leaks. 3) The impact on US foreign policy is considered "fairly modest" according to the Defense Secretary, and unlike the Pentagon Papers, the WikiLeaks documents did not involve deliberate government lies that led to loss of life.