Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Petraeus Advising White House Despite Guilty Plea Date:   3/17/2015 10:26:10 AM

Sorry, I strongly disagree with you.  This is a man who willingly shared highly classified data with no "need to know", committed adultry, and likely abused his power by flying his "biographer", i.e. his girlfriend around theatre.  All this is feed his ego and to in support of his adultuous affair.  Others who have done even one of these things has been reduced in rank (at least) or sentenced to prison.  Not to mentioned that there is a serious debate about just how effective his strategy really was - somewhat effective in Iraq, and mostly ineffective in Afghanistan.  He clearly has no personal integrity. 

So he gets a slap on the wrist and the White House consults with him.  He should be shunned as a minimum, reduced in rank, and probably should have served some time in prison.