No one knew he was coming. He flys in in the most advanced large-sized airplane in the world with millions of dollars of special protective aspects - completely surrounded by military jets and helicopters.
He sees the light of day just long enough to duck into an armored carrier and taken directly to the center of a US military base.
Where exactly is the guts? That's just pitiful. As for the favorable response - Bush talking to active duty military is like the Pope talking to his cardinals.
Please tell me you don't seriously think he was in any danger. My god. He was in more danger if he snacked on pretzels on the flight.