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PBS NewsHour | When Military Leaders Fail to Live Up to High Expectations | PBS

Duration: 09:29
Program: PBS NewsHour #10497
Broadcast Date: Nov. 14, 2012

Americans hold U.S. military officers to a high ethical standard and propriety. Judy Woodruff talks to Richard Kohn of the University of North Carolina and retired Col. Andrew Bacevich on whether these standards are reasonable and why the U.S. is fascinated by the recent scandals of Generals like David Petraeus and John Allen.

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Post Date: November 14, 2012