Bill Clinton called William Perry the best Secretary of Defense in US history. I have no quarrel with that assessment. From Perry’s book, it’s clear the man was a brilliant mathematician, incredibly successful as the head of a major high-tech company, and capped an amazing career in the private sector by serving the US with unsurpassed distinction in a succession of high level government jobs. In all of his endeavors, Perry was an extremely capable administrator. He also displayed rare creative talent in problem solving, showing again and again that he could think outside the box, and on top of it all had a winning personality. As secretary of defense Perry earned the support of US service men and women because of his concern for their welfare.
Why then only one two stars?
My answer is a question: how can the best and brightest that America has to offer -- a man such as William Perry -- still not understand that the 9/11 terrorist attack was a coup d’etat staged by rogue elements of the US deep state and intelligence community, also involving classified technology, private contractors, and even foreign intelligence services -- for the purpose of scrapping the US Constitution and launching our nation on a path of global hegemony?
Given all that has happened since 9/11, how can Perry not know this? It’s unfathomable.
One would never guess from the author’s book that a gang of neoconservative warmongers seized control of US foreign policy in 2001, or that we have been at war ever since.
I am galled by Perry’s credulous acceptance of GW Bush’s blatant lie - also repeated by Obama -- that advanced US ABM/radar sites currently placed on the Russian border are there to defend Europe against an alleged Iranian missile threat.
How can a brilliant individual such as Perry swallow this obvious hogwash?
In truth, there is no Iranian missile threat -- not to Europe nor to the US. The US ABMs/radars are not in Romania for the defense of Europe but for offense -- part of a US nuclear first strike option. They are aimed at Russia. I know it’s insane but facts are facts.
Back in the day, Perry’s negative assessment of Star Wars (SDI) was absolutely correct. It’s unfortunate he failed to follow through and alert the American people to the grave danger we are now facing. Why did Perry wait until 2015 to publish his invaluable memoirs?
If Perry is the best the US has to offer, then we are screwed because it seems our best has not been good enough. Not by a long shot. No wonder so many young Americans are deep into drugs, despondency, suicide and despair. They know something Perry does not -- that the future has been stolen.