The August recess is a time when many members of Congress go on fact-finding missions to luxurious locales. This year some Members are choosing to spend their time in Iraq, to see for themselves how things are going there, and to prepare for the report from General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker. According to the Hill, some Members are preparing by promising not to take too seriously whatever the leaders on the ground have to say:

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