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| Perle Resigns Defense Post |
| 2004-02-27 |
| WASHINGTON – Richard Perle, a Pentagon adviser known for his hawkish views on Iraq, has resigned his membership on the Defense Policy Board, which counsels the secretary of defense on policy issues. In his resignation letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dated Feb. 18 and released Thursday, Perle said he quit because he did not want his controversial views "to be attributed to you or the president at any time, and especially not during a presidential campaign." "This is particularly true now since I have just published a book that calls for far-reaching reform of government departments responsible for combating terrorism," he wrote. "Many of the ideas in that book are controversial and I wish to be free to argue for them without those views or my arguments getting caught up in the campaign." ...more... |
| Posted by:.com |
| #5 I caught a little of his press conference today. I never knew that it was his resignation. I like his reason though. Kick ass and take names(name names bro). Cause I think your a patriot. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2004-2-28 12:33:39 AM |
| #4 Good call, GKarp, but the Board does cost money. Members will serve without compensation but will be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses of Defense Policy Board business as approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. The Defense Policy Board’s annual support costs are estimated to be $710,000 to include salaries for 2 full-time professional staff, 1 full-time administrative assistant, consultants as required, travel expenses, and miscellaneous fees and administrative costs. |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-2-27 6:21:47 PM |
| #3 I believe the Defense Policy Board members serve as unpaid volunteers. |
| Posted by: GKarp 2004-2-27 12:24:27 PM |
| #2 I think the Defense Policy Board is just a slop trough for distributing government money to political croneys. Eliminate the Board entirely and use the money for something useful. |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-2-27 8:37:09 AM |
| #1 The wall is a little weaker, Mr. Perle. Good luck. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-2-27 8:31:47 AM |