Quote:I have thought about it. You are apparently not thinking about what I'm posting because you are seemingly so certain it's coming from a liberal anti-military viewpoint.

 

I believe Rodriguez had a right to be there. I believe the unit commander was wrong in trying to bar him from being there, and having him removed. He had no authority to do so.

 

But I also think Rodriguez knew there would be an incident if he gave the speech, but he tried to do it anyway to prove a point, and to draw attention to what he correctly felt was an abridgement of his right to free speech. Good for him. Calling it a provocation is not necessarily a negative comment, it's merely using the correct word.

 

Where you and I disagree is the following, from your OP:

 

 

This was a single incident between two people with a history of discord, not the military censoring free speech.