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Originally posted by Neilk
but, but ...ugh Shaun... that was an illegitimate question planted by a reporter. How dare a reporter use a soldier to question the administration's running of the war? 
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You fail to note that the soldier could have refused to ask the question - that was within his power. But since he did ask the question - and since the question did involve him directly - it does show legitimacy. The soldiers are under-equipped; the soldier acknowledged that fact.
What I wouldn't give now to be in the USC Journalism Dept., or on the news floor of the LA or NY Times. The philosophy bouncing around those places in regard to "the question" must be tremendous.
Obviously, the desired outcome was achieved: the question was asked, and it utterly stumped Rumsfeld. His answer could be nothing but horrible. But the philosophy, as I see it is this:
Does the fact that the question was asked supercede whether or not the question was legitimate?