I couldn’t agree with you more except for a big “But”.
These officers that turned her down were almost certainly following direct orders as were their officers. This “stand down” order allowing “their” troops to kill “our” troops was direct from the “Whitehouse”.
I know historically that lower ranking officers ignored “orders” in heated combat situations and some got away with it. But, “Generals” denying orders doesn’t happen very often. McArthur tried it and Truman fired him.
So, your angst should rightfully be addressed to these folks Commander in Chief NOT some duty officer Major or Colonel back in the Theater operations shack.
Right now, last I checked, we’re still spending tens of millions guarding him.
The final stop is that officers take an oath to their Constitution and no one else. Did they do so, or did they commit treason against their men and their country? They obviously were not man enough to man up.