Sent_en: 2ja The congressman made his decision to run, according to a written statement, because he felt his own party's leadership was not aggressive enough in opposing the Iraq war.
Sent_yy: 書面によると、その議員は、イラク戦争に反対するには、彼自身の所属する党の統率力が弱すぎると感じたために、出馬の決意を固めたという。