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Veterans for a Strong America
Veterans for a Strong America (VSA) is a conservative〔Andrew Perez & Paul Blumenthal, (Benghazi Becomes Issue In Arizona Governor GOP Primary ), ''Huffington Post'' (May 30, 2014).〕 political action committee that describes itself as a "non-partisan action organization dedicated to educating the public, members of Congress and the Executive Branch about a strong national defense, robust foreign policy and building a military that is second to none." The group was founded by Joel Arends of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, who is also the chairman and sole staffer of the group. Arends is an attorney and political consultant in Sioux Falls, where the organization is based. He previously worked as the South Dakota field director for the 2000 Bush-Cheney campaign and as a consultant to the Americans for Prosperity group, affiliated with the Koch brothers.〔 VSA has been described as a dark money group.〔Mary Jo Pitzl, (Dark-money group subject of new investigation ), ''Arizona Republic'' (July 23, 2015).〕〔Kevin Drum, (Dark Money Group Darkens Obama's Skin Color in Ad ), ''Mother Jones'' (May 7, 2012).〕
== Background ==
Veterans for a Strong America is part of a "broader independent campaign by nonprofits linked to former Koch brothers operative Sean Noble," who runs the political consulting firm DC London.〔Andrew Perez & Paul Blumenthal, (Benghazi Becomes Issue In Arizona Governor GOP Primary ), ''Huffington Post'' (May 29, 2014).〕 The group was formerly registered as a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) ("social welfare") non-profit organization,〔〔 but the group's status was automatically revoked by the IRS in August 2015〔 because it failed to submit tax reporting documents (Form 990s) for three years in a row.〔〔〔 The group is appealing the decision.〔
"Veterans for a Strong America has a history of bombastic advertisements linked to outlandish plans and fundraising appeals."〔 In 2012, the group ran an advertisement, produced by DC London, which claimed that President Barack Obama had taken too much credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden.〔 At the time, Arends "declared that the 'swift boating' of the president had begun."〔 The effort was largely ineffective, and the group spent $750,000, a relatively small amount, on direct attack ads against Obama.〔
According to the group's latest filing with the Federal Election Commission as of mid-September 2015, the group has assets of 30, and debts of 318, owed to a Washington consulting firm.〔
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