Troops Question Rumsfeld on Armor

Did anyone catch this in the news cycle the past 48 hours?

The solider who asked the Defense secretary about the lack of armor for their vehicles?

Troops Put Thorny Questions to Rumsfeld

Bush, Rumsfeld Try to Soothe Angry US Troops

Is it right for soliders to question their Defense Secretary in this manner and in this forum? Is it right for the media to report it the way they did? Should the solider is punished for speaking out?

Now the interesting part of the story is this:

Rumsfeld Set Up

Editor Backs Embed in Rumsfeld Incident, but Criticizes Aftermath


How does this change the situation? Is the reporter right?

The interesting side note of this is that it gels with what Scott Morehouse mentioned about armoring his truck. Everyone's pretty much responsible for armoring their own vehicles.

Thoughts? Comments?