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'''VoteVets.org ''' is a [[United States of America|United States]] "pro-military organization founded by [[veteran]]s of the [[Iraq War|war in Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]] to be the voice of the 21st century [[patriot]]". Their "[[mission]] is to ensure that today’s [[soldier]]s have the necessary [[resources]] to successfully complete their missions abroad and the [[support]] they deserve when they come home". They "are committed to winning the [[War on Terror|war on terror]] and preserving the strength of the US military." <ref>http://www.votevets.org/about?id=0003</ref> The mission of the VoteVets.org [[political action committee]] (PAC)  "is to elect Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to [[public office]]; hold [[public official]]s [[accountable]] for their words and actions that impact America’s [[21st century]] [[servicemembers]]; and fully support our [[men]] and [[women]] in [[uniform]]". The PAC has endorsed both [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[candidate]]s for office. <ref>http://www.votevets.org/about?id=0002</ref>  

'''VoteVets.org ''' is a [[left-wing]] [[United States of America|United States]] political action committee whose stated is to help elect [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] veterans who are opposed to the [[Iraq War]]. The organization participates in the [[Americans Against Escalation in Iraq]] [[coalition]]. <ref>http://www.noiraqescalation.org/about/</ref>

VoteVets.org participates in the [[Americans Against Escalation in Iraq]] [[coalition]]. <ref>http://www.noiraqescalation.org/about/</ref>

Since the VoteVets.org PAC is a front group for the Democratic Party, it regularly attacks [[Republican Party|Republcan]] politicians. During the 2006 mid-term elections, the group spent between $1.2 and $2 million trying to get [[liberal]] Democrats elected into office by going after numerous Republican politicans. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/cq/2007/05/11/cq_2709.html</ref> Senators targeted by the VoteVets.org campaign include: [[George Allen]], [[Rick Santorum]], [[Conrad Burns]], and [[Jim Talent]]. In mid-2008, VoteVets.org began airing ads attacking Vietnam veteran and former POW Senator [[John McCain]].

==References==

==References==

*http://www.votevets.org/ Official Website

*http://www.votevets.org/ Official Website

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