What reaction of the media? Reporting the positive reactions of the troops when the question was asked to Rumsfeld?
This entire episode was a setup. The question addressed a problem which is mostly solved. Yet that does not stop the ABB brigade here and elsewhere from acting as though Rummy doesn't give a damn about the lowly soldier. That entire line of thought is based upon LIES.
Almost all the criticism of Rumsfeld comes from those who HATE Bush and who HATE all who work with him and who were opposed to the war. It is the same crew of nitwits and Know Nothings.