It’s not really cowardice if they want the outcome to be as presented, either because ideologically they support it and/or because they’ve been compromised.
Accusing them of cowardice implies that they have the ability to act differently than they’ve been doing. I’d take cowardice - it’s understandable. The reality is far worse. Treachery can only be stamped out by the most merciless of responses. The absence of that kind of response is the greatest indictment of America.