Richard Perle is at it again. Thing is, his “at it” out crazies the craziest of crazies. I think this LA Times headline says it more succinctly than I can: Richard Perle is again propping up regime-toppling Mideast dissidents who lack credibility.

In my opinion, a real leader doesn’t flee his country. He doesn’t beg for an external revolution. He doesn’t pledge fealty to America. The man stays put and risks his life for his people. 

I mean, what kind of self-respecting revolutionary seeks the U.S. for backing for any kind of revolution. America has a long standing history of propping up genocidal and/or civil rights abusing maniacs (ahem, Saddam Hussein anybody?) in order to enforce our foreign policy–or just make a few bucks on the side. In this continent alone, the illustrious alumni of the School of the Americas are fine examples. The fact of the matter is that the United States has always been in the business of toppling non-cooperative regimes and replacing them with more docile ones (as far as we’re concerned at least).

Whether it be protecting our interests in fruit and railroads (United Fruit Company), Cuban Casinos, or more recently oil. America always seems to be able to find a discontent. There’s always some castoff, willing to cooperate begging to bring “freedom” to his country. If the people in that nation don’t think that’s the type of freedom they want? Tough. We invented freedom and we get to use it as we please. So there. Hey, we’ve even started a few civil wars because of it.

Richard Perle seems to be one of the more talented individuals at finding our chosen leaders. Mr. Perle’s most recent proteges, Iran’s Fakhravar and Syria’s Fahrid Ghadry, are just new additions to a long list of “liberators”. If everything goes to plan Perle’s boys will soon be bringing much needed democracy to the Middle East.

There might be some wars started over it. But as long as there aren’t too many Americans killed in the process, and we don’t have a draft, who cares? Right? We all know that a thousand dead brown people will never add up to one dead American. 

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