Question is, exactly who said she did go to Iraq?

It was in the clip: "A Palin aide in Alaska had said Iraq was also one of the military stops on that trip."

But who was that aide? Palin never claimed to go to Iraq. Other aides said she never went to Iraq. Is there supposed to be some big conspiracy worthy of all this news coverage because one aide who shall remain nameless said she went to Iraq? What is the purpose of this story? The only purpose I can see is an example of how not to be a journalist.

From an ABC news report:

"Initially the McCain camp said she had been to an Iraq battle zone during a trip to visit Alaska National Guard troops in Kuwait -- but the campaign has since hedged the claim.

Palin spokeswoman Maria Comella said "She visited a military outpost on the other side of the Kuwait-Iraq border."