The Hill reports:

Gen. David Petraeus, the head of Central Command, briefly collapsed at a Senate Armed Services hearing on progress in Afghanistan. He fell forward in front of his microphone, but quickly recovered. The hearing went into recess and Petraeus was able to walk out by himself.

Apparently, the CENTCOM commander had not taken food or water before the hearing. In case you didn’t know, the guy is generally in pretty good shape.

UPDATE: Here’s the video, via Weekly Standard, of General Petraeus passing out during questioning from Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.). I’ll leave you to make your own joke about that one.

Petraeus returned to the committee room and said that though he felt light-headed, he wished to continue testifying. Chairman Levin (D., Mich.) overruled him, postponing the testimony until tomorrow.