Barack Obama picked up at least three new superdelegates on Monday, most notably West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, who said the Democratic presidential candidate equally shares his disdain for the war in Iraq and will take action to get U.S. troops out of there.

"With the Bush administration's latest request to fund this ongoing war in Iraq without any attempt to start bringing our troops home, the issue of the upcoming presidential contest has been weighing heavily on my heart. The loss of life continues and the sons and daughters of tens of thousands of American families remain in harm's way every day," Byrd said in a statement released by the Obama campaign.

"I believe that Barack Obama is a shining young statesman, who possesses the personal temperament and courage necessary to extricate our country from this costly misadventure in Iraq, and to lead our nation at this challenging time in history. Barack Obama is a noble-hearted patriot and humble Christian, and he has my full faith and support," he continued.

Last week, West Virginians overwhelmingly elected Hillary Clinton as their choice for the Democratic presidential nomination. Byrd, who is the president pro tempore of the Senate and an institution in the Mountain State, said in his statement that he did not want to impact that race, but now that it's over, he thinks the stakes in November are too high to remain silent.