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For Democratic candidates, war nearly no-win situation.
Byline: David Jackson
WASHINGTON _ On this much at least, President Bush and Democrats who want to depose him agree: If war comes to Iraq, let it be quick and decisive.
Both sides also want to see the demise of Saddam Hussein, though for Democrats, the hope of getting past the war is partly political. It would give them a better a chance to campaign against Bush on the economy and to heal the divisions over Iraq within their party.
Those divisions surfaced repeatedly during the three-day meeting of the Democratic National Committee that ended Saturday, as anti-war speakers received louder applause than those who argued that force might be necessary to disarm Hussein.
As presidential contender Dick Gephardt, a House member from St. Louis, proclaimed, "I'm proud that I wrote the resolution that helped lead the president to finally make his case to the United Nations," an audience member shouted: "Shame!"
The crowd of Democratic activists from across the country roared when former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean opened his speech by declaring: "What I want to know is why in the world the Democratic Party leadership is…
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