From Progressive.org
It was obscene enough that Bush put on such a staged event. Turns out now that one of the soldiers he called on was actually a Pentagon PR person, whom he refused to identify as such.But even more obscene was Bush’s immature and foolish boasting about how cool it was that the soldiers were in Tikrit, Saddam’s hometown.
First, he said, "By the way, you’re in Tikrit, as I understand it, as well. It’s kind of an interesting place to be. It’s Saddam's old stomping grounds."
He's so out of it he thinks the people of Tikrit are grateful to the U.S. troops for being there.
He asked one of the soldiers, "As you move around, I assume you have a chance to interface with the civilians there in that part of the world. And a lot of Americans are wondering whether or not people appreciate your presence. . . Can you give us a sense for the reception of the people there in Tikrit toward coalition forces?"