Sali finishing up Iraq trip

Idaho 1st District Congressman Bill Sali is on his way back from Iraq, his office reported today, and had been there since Sunday. It was the freshman GOP congressman’s first trip to Iraq and second to the region. He’s headed next to Germany to visit military medical facilities before returning to Washington, D.C. on Thursday. In this photo, Sali and other members of Congress meet with General David Petraeus in Iraq on Tuesday. Sali’s spokesman, Wayne Hoffman, said, “He wanted to see first-hand the efforts on the ground. He also wanted to visit with our troops, see if they’re getting everything they need, and to examine the type of medical care they’re receiving.” Sali joined five other members of Congress and a Veterans Administration official on the trip.