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Close Friend Publicizes Petraeus Letter Admitting “Screw-up,” then Blames Broadwell for it All

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General David Petraeus has admitted to a close friend that he ‘screwed up royally’ over the affair with his biographer – and confirmed for the first time that his wife is standing by him.

In his most frank comments on the scandal, the former head of the CIA said that he had created ‘enormous difficulty’ for Holly Petraeus but revealed that she has not kicked him out. In a letter Petraeus said that ‘Team Petraeus’ will survive and that he is ‘incredibly fortunate’ to be married to such a forgiving woman.

He also addressed his resignation for the first time and wrote: ‘I paid the price (appropriately) and I sought to do the right thing, at the end of the day.’

The letter was sent on November 20 to Petraeus’ close friend of three decades, retired Brigadier General James Shelton, who considers himself a father figure to him.

In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, Brig Gen Shelton blamed biographer Paula Broadwell for the affair as Petraeus was the ‘innocent one when it came to relationships’.

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Husband of Wife That Had Affair With CIA Chief May Have Written the New York Times About It

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Did the cuckolded husband of Paula Broadwell send a letter to a New York Times advice column back in July that revealed he knew of her affair with David Petraeus?

That intriguing possibility has been raised after canny observers dug out the July 13th edition of Chuck Klosterman’s ‘The Ethicist’ and pointed to extraordinary coincidences between one readers letter and the now scandalous love tryst.

Writing about a deepening relationship he knew his wife was having with a ‘government executive’ whose job ‘is seen worldwide as a demonstration of American leadership’ the anonymous man offers up what could be considered in hindsight as striking information.

The letter writer explains that ‘exposing the affair will create a major distraction that would adversely impact the success of an important effort,’ and asks ‘The Ethicist’ whether it is OK for him to ‘suffer in silence for the next year or two for a project’. Indeed, he seems pained to make it clear he believes the mission ‘must succeed’ and wants to know if he should confront his wife in some way and ‘finally force closure’ or if he should ‘suffer in silence for the next year or two.’

The reader tells ‘The Ethicist’ that has ‘watched the affair intensify over the last year’ – which matches the timeline of the affair from August 2011 until around several months ago.

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