Interestingly enough we can throw flames at the General for having a relationship with a woman when he is thousands of miles from home for extended periods of time yet we give a pass to some of Republican, Conservative Leaders who have had affairs while married and living the good life in DC.
I'm not condoning, I just sayin.
He probably was corrupted by the insidious lyrics of a Crosby, Stills and Nash song he heard as a teeneager: "If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with."