No, Seriously

I'd almost feel sorry for Donald Rumsfeld (R-Bizarro World), but then I think about what a prick he is.

He got grilled by the troops in Baghdad yesterday. They put it to him, too.

One soldier asked when they would receive improved vests and better armor for the Humvees. It's those roadside bombs, he said. "We lost some soldiers due to them."

Another asked whether it was true that the military would not pay their full air fare back home.

Yet another wanted to know why his military medical coverage wouldn't handle physical therapy for his handicapped child.

When, if ever, would the United Nations send some troops and where would they come from?

Would Defense Department employees who are civilians working with the military be permitted to carry guns, asked a civilian working with the military?

Finally, one courageous individual remarked: "You have said you would like to reduce the number of troops in Iraq. Instead, more troops are being sent."

Interestingly, he did get a standing ovation after his bumbling, clueless answers. Go figure.