Since When Is Sexual Fidelity Required From Generals Like Petraeus and Allen?

Petraeus Affair

If Sherman, Pershing, and Eisenhower could philander and win wars, why the fuss over Petraeus’s and Allen’s sex lives, asks Andrew Roberts.

Published Nov. 27 2012 6:28AM EST

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How fortunate that Americans didn’t adopt the same inquisitive and puritanical approach to their generals’ sex lives in the past that they so obviously love indulging in today.

Andrew Roberts

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Since When Is Sexual Fidelity Required From Generals Like Petraeus and Allen?

If Sherman, Pershing, and Eisenhower could philander and win wars, why the fuss over Petraeus’s and Allen’s sex lives, asks Andrew Roberts.

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Andrew Roberts