This line of twisted rationale and blame projection explains, to a large degree, why so many of the military’s senior leadership have been sacked over the past 6 years. What really bothers me is that there are plenty of senior “leaders” in the DoD who are either passively or ready and willing to make policy decisions to support this crap in order to safeguard or advance their careers under lord Obama.
The great military purge is a myth that has taken on a life of its own. But, on your second point, you are completely right. The current senior leadership have passed through a filter that measures their willingness to become complete sycophants. Forget the guys with zipper or integrity problems. Not a single senior leader in uniform has resigned on matters of principle, they have had plenty of opportunities to do so.