Over the concerted opposition of thousands of demonstrators in Western Europe

and, on our own shores, the likes of Mr. Barnet (described by his critics as a Communist sympathizer), the deployment of Pershing and Cruise II missiles in Europe was finally going forward -- thanks not least to the efforts of Mr. Perle (described by his critics as a warmonger, the Reagan Administration's "Prince of Darkness"). A crackling exchange between these two natural antagonists. RB: "You are not going to persuade the Soviets that they are the evil empire, particularly by aiming more missiles at them." RP: "You can persuade them not to get careless with their own weapons, not to get flamboyant in the use of their conventional weapons."