By Nancy Youssef, Shane Harris
The defense secretary is
looking to clamp down on misbehaving generals. Pentagon insiders say
Petraeus could be the next general to face the consequences.
The Pentagon is considering retroactively demoting retired Gen. David Petraeus after he admitted to giving classified information to his biographer and mistress while he was still in uniform, three people with knowledge of the matter told The Daily Beast.
The decision now rests with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter,
who is said to be willing to consider overruling an earlier
recommendation by the Army that Petraeus not have his rank reduced. Such
a demotion could cost the storied general hundreds of thousands of
dollars—and deal an additional blow to his once-pristine reputation.
“The
secretary is considering going in a different direction” from the Army,
a defense official told The Daily Beast, because he wants to be
consistent in his treatment of senior officers who engage in misconduct
and to send a message that even men of Petraeus’s fame and esteemed
reputation are not immune to punishment.
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Source: The Daily Beast
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