"Had to be this way" uh? No it didn't. You could have acted. You could have stood up and protected that which you swore an oath.

"Nothing can stop what is coming"? You're right. Nothing did stop it.

"Think mirror"? Understand this one a lot better now. See above.

Credibility you once had is gone. We were loyal. You can't even bother to extend the courtesy.

"All that is needed for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"-Edmund Burke

That, you done.