Actually, no you are missing the larger point here I think.
By being a willing stooge for the newspaper reporter in question, the Soldier gave the disloyal opposition to the war a further means to propogandize against it, and subvert support for the effort at home. (The rationale = We cant support it, so we should pull out....)
As Rummy pointed out you go to war with the Army you ahve, and when improvements are needed, you make them ASAP, but as most who followed the Presidential Campaign know, that is in fact already the case. TO WIT: the vehicles are being produced and deployed as quickly as can be, all this did was give the media a cudgel to bash the administration, bc you and I both know, the Q&A being aired is cut in the most unflattering light possible.
I know what the media will do, and it's a shame. Plant or not, the guys in that room need to know that they'll get what they need. And I'll support the soldier, and the rest of them that whooooped in agreement with the question, over Rummy sweating a little bit over bad PR. Under-armored trucks isn't a new issue, it's been a real issue that's come up over and over again. Call me spoiled, but I think the troops shouldn't be waiting to get stuff that the economic and manufacturing power in this country ought to have been able to supply yesterday.