Rush is doing his usual 'I knew it' routine. When Rush has a thought, he usually says it and doesn't hold back. This is his way of making him seem smarter than the rest of us. He did a similar thing when my brother talked to him on the air a few years ago. He said, "I was waiting for a call like yours".
We did "knew it".
At least most of us did.
Early examples:
http://pro.lookingat.us/CronkiteNam.wav
John Kerry who voted against body armor and armoring Humvees and other vehcles :
http://pro.lookingat.us/KerryLastManToDie.mp3
http://pro.lookingat.us/LBJNam.wav
http://pro.lookingat.us/LBJNotSeek.wav
http://pro.lookingat.us/CronkiteBye2.wav
The "imbedded" reporter is a scumbag "gotcha" leftie media plant and I would refuse to serve with his "my guys" soldiers/partners/companions who asked the setup question.
They cannot be trusted.
His 15 minutes are up.
P.S. Rush is a strong voice for our troops while few of us have attempted go thru what he did to reach his present level.
If Rush is not smarter, he definitely is using all of his talents better and did not quit; his last contract amount shows what his sydicators think he is worth.
I myself had no armor at all on my dinky little open Jeep and no body armor either.
Current military losses are lower than any previous conflict.
These troops all volunteered as I did and but could be sitting on their butts at a computer back here in the states as civilians instead.
War and combat get messy but some do not cry and run to the Senate and media after 22 days in combat areas wearing three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, and a Silver Star (with the unknown "V" device) to create dissent and climb on the bodies of dead soldiers and smear those who survived.
Anywhere in the service you can find the gripers and moaners.
The media searched out one of the 20% democrats in Iraq who have political agendas and/or want a quick ticket out.
The soldier that asked the question has never seen constant tough combat under fire.
He probably never will.
I lost a distant cousin in Afghanistan and his immediate family has not acted like traitorous Americans or said he died for nothing.
God will not help that reporter if I ever encounter him.