They bragged about "driving the national debate on foreign policy."
Lee Fang
A group formed this
year by executives and lobbyists for the defense contracting industry
is taking credit for “driving the national debate on foreign policy
during the 2016 presidential election,” and in particular for getting
Republican presidential candidates to call for escalating military
action in Syria.
year by executives and lobbyists for the defense contracting industry
is taking credit for “driving the national debate on foreign policy
during the 2016 presidential election,” and in particular for getting
Republican presidential candidates to call for escalating military
action in Syria.
In an email to supporters over the
weekend, Mike Rogers, the founder of Americans for Peace, Prosperity,
and Security, hailed the group for “pushing candidates on national
security.”
weekend, Mike Rogers, the founder of Americans for Peace, Prosperity,
and Security, hailed the group for “pushing candidates on national
security.”
He illustrated the group’s impact with
“highlights from many of our Iowa, South Carolina, and New Hampshire
forums showcasing the candidates’ views on defeating ISIS.”
“highlights from many of our Iowa, South Carolina, and New Hampshire
forums showcasing the candidates’ views on defeating ISIS.”
Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio at an
Americans for Peace, Prosperity, and Security national security forum
event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Oct. 2, 2015.
Americans for Peace, Prosperity, and Security national security forum
event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Oct. 2, 2015.
Photo: David Greedy/Getty Images
