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In reply to the discussion: Petraeus and hypocrisy? If he was a commander during his affair and any troops under his command [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)The woman that the biographer was hassling was not another paramour--she was a friend of the Petraeus's named Jill Kelley who was a mil liaison at State. She and her husband socialized with them on the odd occasion.
I will say, though, that the efforts by some to paint this stupid biographer (and she was stupid--as stupid as he was, at least) as a "Jezebel temptress" who "ruined" the guy are not resonating with me. The SENIOR ALWAYS bears the brunt of the responsibility--no matter what. Sending emails to women about having sex under the desk doesn't sound like the conduct of some poor, victimized slob who didn't know what he was getting into.
I have to wonder if there are more broken hearts in Petraeus's wake. I don't claim to know what's hot or what's not, but that guy looks pretty damn ugly to me. The biographer's husband certainly had much better TEETH, for starters, and much better skin--to say nothing of being younger and more fit.
I guess that "power" thing can overcome a lot with some people...