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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSENATOR TOM COTTON TO MEET WITH DEFENSE CONTRACTORS
IMMEDIATELY AFTER LAUNCHING EFFORT TO SCUTTLE IRAN DEAL!!!
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/03/09/upon-launching-effort-scuttle-iran-deal-senator-tom-cotton-meets-defense-contractors/
"The NDIA is composed of executives from major military businesses such as Northrop Grumman, L-3 Communications, ManTech International, Boeing, Oshkosh Defense and Booz Allen Hamilton, among other firms.
Cotton strongly advocates higher defense spending and a more aggressive foreign policy. As The New Republics David Ramsey noted, Pick a topic Syria, Iran, Russia, ISIS, drones, NSA snooping and Cotton can be found at the hawkish outer edge of the debate
During his senate campaign, he told a tele-townhall that ISIS and Mexican drug cartels joining forces to attack Arkansas was an urgent problem.'
On Iran, Cotton has issued specific calls for military intervention. In December he said Congress should consider supplying Israel with B-52s and so-called bunker-buster bombs both items manufactured by NDIA member Boeing to be used for a possible strike against Iran."
riversedge
(70,441 posts)Sienna86
(2,150 posts)Cotton is a real gem.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Because campaign money is now "hidden" by going thru PACS, it is hard to find who was behind large donations.
but.. I did find an excellent source of background info. for each Congressional member.
http://ballotpedia.org/Tom_Cotton#Comprehensive_donor_history
Cotton will reap his reward when he leaves Congress and is hired by the Defense Industry to a do nothing position for big bucks a year.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)Strange how The Media "forgot" to mention the secret meeting with the Arms Merchants and how they get secret meetings but regular folks.....fuck the regular folks without deep Adelson-like pockets.
Puppets on a string have more freedom than GOP politicians.