 In addition, Edwards has raised at least $167,700 for his campaign from individuals associated with Fortress Investment Group.During a campaign speech to the Council on Foreign Relations in May 2007, Edwards called the War on Terrorism a slogan that was created for political reasons and that it wasn't a plan to make the United States safe.He went further to compare it to a bumper sticker and that it had damaged the US's alliances and standing in the world.