Richard Perle

Richard Norman Perle (born 1941)

Member of the U.S. Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee

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• "I think in this case international law stood in the way of doing the right thing." (2003 )
  • Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1089158,00.html
  • Notes: in reference to the legality of the 2003 invasion of Iraq

• "A year from now, I'll be very surprised if there is not some grand square in Baghdad that is named after President Bush."
  • Source: http://www.aei.org/events/contentID.20031003144313426/default.asp

• Sometimes the things we have to do are objectionable in the eyes of others.
• I’ve never thought much of Joe Nye’s writings on soft power.
• Dictators must have enemies. They must have internal enemies to justify their secret police and external enemies to justify their military forces.
  • 2005 February 17 - In a debate with DNC Chairman Howard Dean at Pacific University

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