Geodog

Richard Perle, the Prince of Darkness, is evil

In a story in today's NYT, Richard Perle, late of the Let's invade Saudi Arabia briefing flap, and currently head of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board, is quoted as saying:

"The failure to take on Saddam after what the president said would produce such a collapse of confidence in the president that it would set back the war on terrorism."

So now we need to invade Iraq so that the world doesn't lose faith that George W. Bush means what he says? This kind of thinking is what kept us in Vietnam for years after it was clear that no good was going to be accomplished there. Perle's statement is an evil attempt at creating a self fulfilling prophecy, by subtly attacking George W's manhood. Excuse the language, but in Junior High I heard this kind of thing all the time, expressed as "You said you'd fight him, if you don't you are a p##sy".  Anybody but a moron outgrew this kind of logic, but I fear our moronic president is probably very susceptible to it. And who better to push that button but an elder from the Reagan administration.

Richard Perle is evil and scary. No wonder he is referred to as the Prince of Darkness.