, ▁had ▁won ▁no ▁awards , ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant . ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁university ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ial ▁article ▁and ▁res ignation ▁from ▁West ▁Point ▁In ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Spring / Sum mer ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Law ▁Journal , ▁Brad ford ▁argued ▁that ▁" law ful ▁targets " ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁Islam ic ▁radical ism ▁could ▁include ▁" I sl am ic ▁holy ▁sites ", ▁" law ▁school ▁facilities , ▁sch ol ars ' ▁home ▁offices ▁and ▁media ▁out lets ▁where ▁they ▁give ▁inter views ." ▁In ▁a ▁statement ▁to ▁The ▁Guardian , ▁a ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁article ▁was ▁written ▁and ▁accepted ▁for ▁publication ▁before ▁Brad ford ▁was ▁employed ▁at ▁West ▁Point , ▁and ▁that ▁" The ▁views ▁in ▁the ▁article ▁are ▁sole ly ▁those ▁of ▁Brad ford ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁reflect ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army , ▁[ or ] ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ." ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Law ▁J ourn als ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁called ▁the ▁article ' s ▁publication ▁" a ▁mistake ". ▁ ▁The ▁journal ▁has ▁posted ▁a ▁re but tal ▁by ▁George ▁Mason ▁University ▁( the ▁journal ' s ▁host ▁institution ) ▁law ▁professor ▁Jer emy ▁A .