House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. John Murtha, both vocal war critics, were in the Iraqi capital Friday at the head of a delegation of House members on a fact-finding mission, AP reported. The Pelosi delegation visited the heavily fortified Green Zone, site of the American Embassy, and met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. «We come out of the meeting with a greater understanding of the others' point of view,» Pelosi, a California Democrat said, in brief remarks after the al-Maliki meeting. «We came here to convey to our troops the appreciation of the American people for what they're doing, to applaud their patriotism,» she said, adding that she wished the prime minister «much success.»
