[pgkdan]

Despite her sour pronouncements, the former first lady insisted that the soldiers were just as glad to see her as they were President Bush, whose surprise visit less than 24-hours earlier was greeted with standing ovations.

Of course they were...the only man in Afghanistan happy to see her was Geraldo, and even he could only manage to say on the air that the troops were 'relatively excited' to see her.

[thesummerwind]

and even he could only manage to say on the air that the troops were 'relatively excited' to see her.

He said off air that the troops with G.W. in Iraq were happier with the dead turkey they were eating than the troops in Afghanistan were with the live turkey they had to eat with! Ha!

[sweetliberty]

"even he could only manage to say on the air that the troops were 'relatively excited' to see her."

Loosely translated, their superior officers had to get them to settle down and stop cackling at the Hillary jokes that were making their way through the group just prior to her arrival, while even they were having trouble stifling guffaws.