Richard Perle resigns
From
ABC News:
bq. A controversial associate of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has resigned from his seat on a key Pentagon advisory panel, ABCNEWS has learned.
bq. Richard Perle, a lightning rod for critics of the Bush administration's national security policies, informed Rumsfeld more than two weeks ago he was quitting the Defense Policy Board. He confirmed the decision in a letter to the defense chief last Wednesday.
bq. "We are now approaching a long presidential election campaign, in the course of which issues on which I have strong views will be widely discussed and debated," Perle wrote. "I would not wish those views to be attributed to you or the President at any time, and especially not during a presidential campaign."
Perle is the guy who co-wrote the excellent book: "An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror". Although we need people like him in positions of power, it's good that he decided to step down -- this presidential campaign will be a close and nasty affair and none of the alternative candidates seem to be fit for office so George Bush needs to stay in place this time around. The war on terror is more important than his problems with domestic issues (the environment, the economy, gay rights)
Posted by DaveH at February 26, 2004 12:10 PM