When good people do bad things.

Now, Petraeus and Paula Broadwell are tabloid fodder, the details of their relationship spilled across headlines and blogs around the world. The nomination of another four-star general, John Allen, as NATO commander has been placed on hold pending investigation into possibly inappropriate emails to Tampa social maven Jill Kelley, whose closeness to Petraeus provoked Broadwell into sending her anonymous emails that brought the affair to light. The Obama Administration faces a needless distraction amidst tension and violence in the Middle East.