Stop The Presses!

To give you an idea of just how big the media thinks this is, here are an assortment of headlines. It's been a long time since the media has bothered to make up their own headline for something. They usually just spread around the same title. (CAT EATS DOG! or whatever)

Bush, Rumsfeld Try to Soothe Angry US Troops

Rumsfeld Attempts to Respond to Troop Concerns

Rumsfeld in gun for lack of armour

A Soldier's Grilling (my favorite headline)

Holes open in US armour

Rumsfeld dodges friendly fire

Rumsfeld `Cavalier' on Iraq Gear, Dodd Says, Demanding Answers

Rumsfeld runs into flak from troops in hillbilly armour

Disgruntled soldiers air gripes at Rumsfeld

Rumsfeld under fire from Iraq-bound troops

Soldier's Question Puts Rumsfeld on Spot

Troops put Rumsfeld on the spot

Rumsfeld gets his ear bent

US soldier slams Rumsfeld over safety

Rumsfeld under fire

US troops Rumsfeld's toughest critics

Blunt troops put Rumsfeld on spot

There are a thousand more. 20 years ago, reporters would have been rushing out of the room to the bank of payphones. Nowadays, the room was probably filled with the clicking of laptop keys. You can probably hear it during Rumsfeld's uncomfortable silences. Muahaha.