David Petraeus pleads guilty, apologizes for ‘pain’ he caused

[flowers]

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article19319004.html

In a humbling chapter of an exemplary career, David Petraeus – a West Point grad who went on to command U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan before becoming the nation’s top spy – pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to sharing classified information.

U.S. Magistrate Judge David Keesler sentenced Petraeus to two years’ probation and a $100,000 fine, throwing out a recommended $40,000 fine because of the seriousness of the charges and to deter others. He called Petraeus’ actions a “serious lapse of judgment” that stood “in stark contrast to 37 years of achievement.”

As Keesler moved through the methodical proceedings, Petraeus answered questions in strong voice, one accustomed to addressing troops and congressmen.

[truth_seeker]

I hate to see a man go down this way. But I withhold adulation of his supposed great military prowess, for lack of provable results.