How stupidly even the wise behave.
Maybe the fact that he was not the only general having affairs in Afganistan can explain some of the “strange” ways this war has gone. Maybe the relations with the government - which many have called corrupt - did not take cleaning out their house when they saw corruption in the higest ranking officers. (this may also point to the the similar issues of SPENDING in congress - the millions that did not vote see corrution and no solution...pass it along - it must stop.)