Ah, the educational value of field trips. When they were frothing at the mouth back home, they probably got their jollies accusing the U.S. of indiscrimately bombing civilian targets. Big applause line at the rallies and all that. That emotional orientation was probably the limit of their analysis when they got on the bus. Groupthink idiots.
Once again, there's no substitute for actually getting a look at what you're talking about. I'm surprised Saddam didn't ask them to sit with anti-aircraft batteries.