I fully agree with you. And the truth is that among ruling class men there is a common understanding that some things are overlooked. This is the reality in all societies. And a man so weak and emotional that he would feel compelled to confess an affair would never have risen up to a high position like that held by Petraus.
If an issue is made of something like this, it is because someone has decided to do so. There is, as you indicate, someone making threats.
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I have posted about this before.
And it’s out in front of our faces! See my previous that I just wrote. No one would resign and confess an unknown sin!
I also like the guy earlier in the thread saying “the head of the CIA can’t pull off an affair?”