That's my thinking, too. I'm curious to know whether the institutional racism built into the military makes it kind of 'natural' for superiors to interpret the common soldier's motives as racist. Like an internal/introspective projection. That, in combination with the fact that military officers probably aren't the brightest in terms of being critical of the world and mainstream narratives of Israel/Palestine. They're not paid to think outside the box or question received wisdom (orders) unless it comes to military tactics, after all.