Apparently being in third place is really bad. Katie Couric will go to Iraq and Syria for a 12-day trip the week after Labor Day.

This leaves Charlie Gibson as the only major news anchor who hasn’t visited a war torn country lately. He's also the only anchor not to wear Stephen Colbert’s wristband. Of course, when you’re number one in the ratings, you can do whatever you want.

Katie herself is excited about the upcoming field trip:

I'm curious about very basic questions regarding living conditions, about how much fear there is in the street, about how the soldiers really are doing.

Please be safe! Moxie doesn't mean anything outside of the green zone.