Even before then,
a conservative front group for the White House is rolling out a $15,000,000 advertising campaign to argue that the escalation is working:
A new group of prominent conservatives plans to begin a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign Wednesday to urge members of Congress who may be wavering in their support for the war in Iraq not to "cut and run."
The group, Freedom's Watch, is rolling out television, radio and Internet advertisements in more than 20 states and 60 Congressional districts.
Ari Fleischer, President Bush's former press secretary and a spokesman for the group, said it would initially spend $15 million on the effort, which will also encourage voters to put pressure on their representatives for continued support of the war.
Mr. Fleischer declined to say in an interview Tuesday which members of Congress were on its list, but he indicated that it would include some Republicans as well as Democrats.
Here is one of the ads from the group:
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Freedom's Watch - Veteran)
Considering that the group contains many former White House officials, this is clearly a Bush administration front group. Further, Fleischer may have declined to indicate which members of Congress are being targeted, but in the extended entry I provide a partial list of 15 Senators and 18 Representatives who are targeted in the campaign. Notice that at least two Bush Dogs, John Barrow (GA-12) and Mark Pryor (AR-Sen) are included in this partial target list. The White House itself clearly feels that conservative Democrats are key to maintaining its ability to govern, and it is targeting them with television advertising accordingly.
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How to Direct Traffic in IraqIraq - "Inside Anbar" (Aug.13,2007)One Soldier's Opinion About Being In IraqEdited title for sense.
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