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Mouth For War: Mike Pompeo
Many Americans are familiar with Mike Pompeo since his appointments at the CIA, and now as the United States Secretary of State. However, most don’t know much more about who he is, what he’s done, and what he really represents.
In this series, Mouth for War, we’ve looked at two of the biggest warmongers in modern history, John Bolton and Elliott Abrams. But they are not alone. In fact, they have quite the supporting cast with most of their funding coming from the same groups. In this, the third piece in the series, we’re going to take a look at who Mike Pompeo is and what he’s done in his career.
Pompeo, a Tea Party Republican, served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Kansas’ 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2017. He was nominated by Donald Trump as Secretary of State and was confirmed by the Senate in April 2018. Prior to that, Trump appointed him as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) where he maintained that position for over a year.
Pompeo’s ties to the Koch Brothers and The Heritage Foundation run deep. His early business career was bolstered by capital from Witchita’s Koch Venture Capital, a division of Koch Industries. Pompeo’s company, Thayer Aerospace, was founded by him and three other West Point alumni. After Thayer was later sold Mike Pompeo went on to become the President of Sentry International — another…
