by Mark Hyatt
Executive Director and CEO
Character Education Partnership
Whether or not you consider the scandal that caused CIA Director David Petraeus to resign to be a character failure, most feel that the celebrated General’s ability to lead the intelligence agency had been irreparably compromised. To many of us—especially those with military experience—David Petraeus is a great American public servant and one of the most respected military leaders in modern times. In fact, on a recent trip to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, I stayed in the Thayer Hotel. Across the hall from my room was “The David Petraeus Suite.”



