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This photograph shows a Dassault Rafale aircraft parked on the tarmac of the French Air and Space Force Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase in Saint-Sauveur, France, on March 18, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images)
Richard Perle was assistant secretary of defense for international security policy during the Reagan administration and is a resident fellow at the Am
Richard Perle was assistant secretary of defense for international security policy during the Reagan administration and is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he specializes in national defense and security issues. He is the author of Hard Line (1992).