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Beverly Beckham

An affair isn’t the real disgrace

I don’t care that David Petraeus had an affair with his biographer.

What I care about is that his infidelity diverts us once again. From the president on down — politicians, reporters, entertainers, commentators — people everywhere are talking about Petraeus and how incredible it is that someone so smart could be so stupid.

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They deserve our undiverted attention...that we as a nation do not give them what they have earned and deserve is the real disgrace.  Plenty of shame to go around...our military men and women and their families deseve a lot better.