Iraq Veterans for Congress

[7] The organization's platform included victory in Iraq, staying on the offensive in the war on terror, and taking care of all veterans.

[8] The organization supported the claims of President George W. Bush that the administration's goal in the invasion was to bring democracy to countries in the Middle East and to oppose "islamofascism".

[9] While the organization typically avoids discussing the justifications leading up to the war, it pointed to what it viewed as American successes in Iraq.

The organization has had spots on Fox News, Newsweek and major metropolitan papers, and members were invited to the National Republican Campaign Committees annual Washington, D.C. dinner in March 2008.

[12] The array of candidates put forward by the group includes soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marine officers and enlisted personnel who served in the war in Iraq.