Dana Milbank reports that Richard Perle is denying that he is a neocon and that neocons had any influence. Perle states, to guffaws and rage, that the power of neoconservatism is a conspiracy theory believed by 50 million people.
(Q: Will the Washington Post ever fully anatomize the Israel-centric aspects of that ideology? (Apart from the smart, but spasmodic, efforts by diplomatic correspondent Glenn Kessler–in his Condi bio).
(A: No. As my dad says, adjustments in Jewish power take place "without fireworks.")
P.S. At an earlier occasion for reflection, Perle said that we were "sucked" into attacking Iraq by Saddam's "double agents." Ah, sobriety.
