There is no man in a high position who had an affair, no matter how guilty he felt, no matter whether he told his wife or didnt, who would decide he needed to resign from his high position.
No way, no how.
Unless someone found out and threatened to blow it sky high unless he stepped down. Or threatened to blow sky high even if he resigned.
Which meant if he wanted to escape blackmail, he would be thus forced to resign and confess. No man does that otherwise. His hand was forced.
-wanted to escape blackmail-
Maybe it was the easy way out.. could be that an ‘affair’ is just as convienent a cover as the ‘movie’ was for the
terrorist.
By whom is the question.
RAT or Patriot?
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.