I don't know if I'd say "completely unfair." Sometimes suicide missions are necessary. But no matter how important they are, those being sent on them are going to grumble. Yes, Garibaldi, as a bad ass, is the best for the job; but he has been through a lot, including - but not being limited to - being shot in the back. He's paid his dues and then some.
The thing is, ironically, I think audiences would completely take Garibaldi side if we weren't repeatedly reminded that he is mind controlled. If you will forgive me this micro-spoiler, Sheridan shortly starts to act erratic: He isolates himself and starts laughing inappropriately. He starts weirding out his own commend staff. (Delen is away on Minbar doing space elf politics, so she cannot be there for him.) His strange behavior supports Garibaldi's concerns. Plus, as an atheist, I don't like this "The One"/"The First One" shit either. So both Sheridan and Garibaldi are cutting themselves off from others in different ways. If you did not see the frequent mind control reminders, you might give more weight to Garibaldi's take. Or, alternately, with the reminders, you could argue that Garibaldi is right, but only coincidentally for the wrong reasons.
One last bit. Recall that Garibaldi was tight with Sinclair, not Sheridan. It was Ivanova who knew and liked Sheridan, but Garibaldi was wary of the new guy. Eventually, he warmed to Sheridan, but not to the degree of trust and friendship he shared with Sinclair. Now that he is back from Zahad'um, Sheridan is the new guy again, an unknown quantity. Except this time he is making lots of demands. And Garibaldi has been portrayed as a suspicious character from day one. So, again, the character is coming full circle.
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The thing is, ironically, I think audiences would completely take Garibaldi side if we weren't repeatedly reminded that he is mind controlled. If you will forgive me this micro-spoiler, Sheridan shortly starts to act erratic: He isolates himself and starts laughing inappropriately. He starts weirding out his own commend staff. (Delen is away on Minbar doing space elf politics, so she cannot be there for him.) His strange behavior supports Garibaldi's concerns. Plus, as an atheist, I don't like this "The One"/"The First One" shit either. So both Sheridan and Garibaldi are cutting themselves off from others in different ways. If you did not see the frequent mind control reminders, you might give more weight to Garibaldi's take. Or, alternately, with the reminders, you could argue that Garibaldi is right, but only coincidentally for the wrong reasons.
One last bit. Recall that Garibaldi was tight with Sinclair, not Sheridan. It was Ivanova who knew and liked Sheridan, but Garibaldi was wary of the new guy. Eventually, he warmed to Sheridan, but not to the degree of trust and friendship he shared with Sinclair. Now that he is back from Zahad'um, Sheridan is the new guy again, an unknown quantity. Except this time he is making lots of demands. And Garibaldi has been portrayed as a suspicious character from day one. So, again, the character is coming full circle.