” The interesting question is why did Patraeus signal his reason for leaving? He did not need to do so, and if he had only said he was leaving for personal reasons the regime would almost certainly have been willing to let it go at that. Now he’s disgraced himself and harmed his wife and family. He did not need to make them pay that price. The question, again, is WHY?”
Maybe he is mad at the adultress and wanted to expose her...? Maybe he has some info that she turned him in ( a la Monica L and Linda Tripp),,,He had to know once he said “affair” people would be sniffing out “who” it was. ...I think he is paying her back for setting him up.
I do have to get the General credit for not forcing his wife to come out and stand by his side while he admits to this,,,like so many other politicians do.