My wife came unglued this morning as we listened on NPR to someone defending an Army brigadier general who had been accused of sexually assaulting his former lover.

A military judge this morning sentenced Jeffrey Sinclair to a fine, a reprimand and zero jail time after he pleaded guilty to charges involving an affair he had with a junior officer.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/general-fined-not-jailed-or-demoted-sex-case-n57646

Gen. Sinclair copped a guilty plea and got the Army to drop the most serious charge of sexual assault involving the woman with whom he was having the affair.

Then came the NPR report in which a spokesman for Sinclair declared the general to be a “man of honor” who didn’t deserve to spend time behind bars.

“A man of honor?!” my wife shrieked as we sat in the car. “My God, the guy had an affair and was accused of assaulting someone,” she said.

I have to agree with my bride. A “man of honor” never would have gotten involved with someone other than his wife in the first place.

The sentence now essentially ends this high-profile court-martial.

Gen. Sinclair has disgraced himself, grievously injured his family and dishonored the country he served.