I should add that I am shaken: I honestly thought much more of Petraeus than this. Maybe there is something more to his statements and motives than trying to save some political skins, but what could it be?
I, too, will be completely floored if Petreaus is actively involved in this incompetence/coverup. Regardless, though, it does appear to indicate a level of incompetence on the part of his position/level(allowing for possibility he happened to be on vacation or such), or at best (for him) his underlings.