[CheneyChick]

That convoy went out looking for trouble.

[hmmmmm]

They went looking for it, found it and discovered they were idiotic in their quest.

[KingKongCobra]

Bagdad Bob says -
They were never in Tikrit. It was all a movie. They aren't even in Iraq. We BarBQ their bellies at the border.

Other notes: If they'd gone to see the Govner like they were told, instead of making a run out of the city, they wouldn't have looked so much like SPIES and they might not have gotten shot at. 20/20 hindsight.