He can take it. That's why he makes the big bucks. He's where the attacks should be, not on the troop asking the question.
Anyone serving the RATmedia, even unknowingly, is not worthy of my respect. Ignorance is no excuse and obviously this soldier was ignorant of both the RATmedia's agenda (or he shares it) and the situation on the ground in Iraq. When 75% of these vehicles are armoured even though they were not designed for armour and the soldiers are not aware of it then the army is doing a poor job of informing them of the FACTS.
Even fools know that the best way of defeating an army is to defeat its leadership. This is why our enemies are attacking Rummy and hate him so much, almost as much as W and Cheney. It is sad to see so many here joining those attacks AND foolishly believing they are helping the troops when the exact opposite is the case.