I Think it’s a stretch to view all those firings as good economic house-keeping. Look at some of their comments, especially General Vallely’s:
“Absolutely every communist regime on the planet did this as soon as they got in power.” And Brady’s: “There is no doubt he (Obama) is intent on emasculating the military and will fire anyone who disagrees with him.”
edit: And of course it would suit the Marxists if America had no military at all, except as a part of NATO or the UN.