why did pelosi go to baghdad today?

[madrchsod]

bbc just breaking the story..http://news.bbc.co.uk/
BBC NEWS | News Front Page

[Botany]

1. To do her Job

Stay safe Madame Speaker.

[lancdem]

6. I second that

[Avalux]

2. To talk to Maliki himself, instead of believing what Bush says.

And Murtha is with her. I think it's an excellent move.

[charlie and algernon]

3. she's technically the 3rd highest ranking American

Iraq is a pretty big part of her job.

[mtnsnake]

4. I don't know, but what was that bright crimson thing she was wearing this morning

on the news. It looked like she was in a heavy duty straight jacket or something.

[patricia92243]

5. Fact finding mission. She should not just take the WH version of things.

[Old and In the Way]

7. To get an honest assessment of how things are going.

I'll bet this isn't setting to well with the Decision-Maker.

[Robbien]

8. CBS also said she visited the new big Bush's Palace AKA American Embassy

That is going to knock her socks off.

No more wondering where all the money is going.

[kentuck]

9. She's going to get the facts straight from the horse's ass....

er...mouth. Mr Maliki.

[cassiepriam]

10. Please don't tell me Bush and Cheney dared her to go

or something idiotic like that.