Pelosi, Murtha going to see al-Malika

[Laura PourMeADrink]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/01/26/MNGVLNPHIH1.DTL

Pelosi to meet with al-Maliki in quick visit to Iraq
Chronicle Washington Bureau

Friday, January 26, 2007


House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has traveled to Iraq for a quick fact-finding visit that will include a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

The congressional delegation traveling with the Democratic speaker from San Francisco includes Rep. Tom Lantos, D-San Mateo, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., who more than a year ago urged President Bush to withdraw American forces from Iraq and is chairman of the appropriations subcommittee that oversees the military budget.

The delegation is scheduled to return to Washington on Monday.

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[kentuck]

1. This is not a safe trip...

with the recent Bush escalation making matters much more dangerous for these folks.

[TornadoTN]

3. All the more reason to admire these people

Right now is a particularly tough time in Iraq and having our Congressional delegation go to Baghdad sends a strong message to the Bush regime: We aren't just going to take your word for it anymore.

I'm glad to see them go and see first hand what the people on the ground say about this situation. We already know what they are saying, but this will give validation to those views and ensure that they can't be told "you don't know what we know, you don't support the troops!". Sure, they'll try, but they have this trip to throw up in their faces.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. This may be bigger than it looks...

Getting their ducks in order before they take charge?