A trio of Democratic presidential candidates appealed to anti-war passions that run deep in their party Tuesday, with each portraying himself as most strongly against the war in Iraq.Sen. Barack Obama told some 3,000 liberal activists at the "Take Back America" conference that he opposed the war from the start. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson argued that unlike his rivals, he would pull out every troop from Iraq. John Edwards pressed his fellow candidates still in Congress to force an end to the conflict.
"No more we'll-get-around-to-it-next-time," Edwards said. "No more taking half a loaf. No more tomorrow. For the men and women who are leaving this country to serve in Iraq, there is no tomorrow."
Obama said he warned his rivals and others serving in Congress in 2002 not to authorize the war. He was serving in the Illinois state legislature at the time and won election to the U.S. Senate in 2004.
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