(November 12, 2012 at 11:00 am)festive1 Wrote: Meh... Someone got his dick wet. Big fucking deal. I'm not a fan of Patraeus or his policies. However, who gives a shit who he was fucking? Married or otherwise, it simply shouldn't matter. I understand the military court marshals adulterers, but this is so common how can it be fair and effective? And what is the point of court marshaling adulterers in the first place? To deter people from cheating? To provide a convenient way to crucify select people? I'd rather see Patraeus brought down by his shitty policy decisions and influence rather than because he was having an affair. It looks like they are using the affair to finally go after him about everything else, when it should have started the other way around. Promoting a policy that cost thousands of American lives, thousands of civilian lives, and destroyed (or contributed to the destruction of) our reputation overseas is far more important than screwing someone extramaritally.
I agree; however, I see his affair being similar to Al Capone's tax evasion. Certainly not the worst entry on the resume, but if it can be used to get rid of him so be it.
