In response to recent comments by Senator and Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden calling success of the surge “irrelevant,” Vets for Freedom (VFF) today released a new ad calling on Senator Biden to support Senate Resolution 636, which recognizes the success and strategic importance of the surge.
The commercial is part of a $7 million “Tell the Truth About the Surge” issue advocacy program that VFF has launched to promote the success of the surge and support passage of S. Res. 636 and companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives. The ad is a 45 second spot and it started running today nationwide. The ad clearly aims to undercut Senator Biden’s experience on foreign policy, his strength, generally and on Iraq specifically. Still Iraq as a campaign issue has faded to a secondary tier of issues. This is the third ad this election cycle from Vets for Freedom, a 527 group, a type of American tax-exempt organization named after a section of the United States tax code, 26 U.S.C. § 527 that espouses political issues. All ads have so far attacked members of the Democratic party over the success of the surge.