Meet the Billionaire Funders of the Anti-Diplomacy Lobby
in The Nation in which we explore how hawkish, deep-pocketed organizations hold disproportionate influence in shaping the discussion about Iran-policy on Capitol Hill. These groups, in no small part due to their outsize budgets, shape sanctions legislation, dominate witness lists at congressional hearings, and help lead the opposition to the Obama administration's efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Iran. In the boxing ring that is Washington, the match-up isn't even. Compare, for example, the budgets of groups that oppose diplomacy with ...
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