Two Congressmen Hurt in Iraq Vehicle Flip

By LB on November 27, 2005 9:35 PM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0) | Sphere: Related Content

From AP/Yahoo:

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A military vehicle carrying three congressmen overturned on the way to the Baghdad airport, injuring two of them, the U.S. Embassy said Sunday.

Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., was airlifted to a military hospital in Germany for an MRI on his neck, and Rep. Ike Skelton (news, bio, voting record), D-Mo., was sent to a Baghdad hospital for evaluation, said Rep. Jim Marshall (news, bio, voting record), D-Ga., who was also in the vehicle but was not hurt when it overturned Saturday.

We've been pretty lucky 'till now. VIP visits to Iraq have been frequent, even though this wasn't a hostile act, it easily could have been.

DGITL wishes rapid recovery to Rep. Murphy and Rep. Skelton.

Update (10:00 P.M.): Others are apparently not as generous, though.