Barack Obama: “Let me be absolutely clear here. I opposed this war in 2002. I opposed…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2008

Let me be absolutely clear here. I opposed this war in 2002. I opposed it in 2003, '04, '05, '06 and '07.

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Obama emphasizes his consistent opposition to the Iraq war over the years.

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