Of course it is correct.
But do you think Patraeus will testify? Can he be forced to?
Unless he can say he personally talked to Hillary and Obama that night...now that could be interesting.
Treating these as rhetorical, my only experience as an infantry MG squad leader is ... zero. But I have heard and read that full generals tend to think on a little broader scope in the OST model than E-5s.
"We cannot allow the lesser classes to dictate to those designated to govern." (Alfred, Lord Tennyson 1809-1892)
(The sign of an Empire-builder.)