Petraeus violated his own personal code of honor and duty toward his wife and family – and thus, in his eyes, toward his country, particularly to the men and women whom he was entrusted to lead at the CIA. When his affair came to light, he faced up to his failure, took responsibility for the consequences, and did what he believed that duty, honor, and country required.
彼得雷乌斯违反了他自己的个人对妻子和家庭的荣誉和责任信条——在他眼里，他也因此违反了他自己对祖国的荣誉和责任信条，特别是对他所领导的中央情报局的同事们来说。当他的婚外情曝光时，他面对的是自己的失败，承担此时的后果，做出了在他看来责任、荣誉和国家信条要求他做出的反应。