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CIA director David Petraeus resigns over extramarital affair
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POSTED: Friday, November 9, 2012 - 3:50pm
UPDATED: Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 3:44pm
Washington D.C. — David Petraeus stepped down as the director of the CIA on Friday, citing an affair.
"After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours," he said in a statement.
A retired U.S. Army general who served as the top U.S. commander in Iraq and Afghanistan, Petraeus was sworn in as the head of the CIA in September 2011.
President Barack Obama accepted his resignation.
"By any measure, he was one of the outstanding general officers of his generation, helping our military adapt to new challenges, and leading our men and women in uniform through a remarkable period of service in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he helped our nation put those wars on a path to a responsible end," the president said.
"As director of the Central Intelligence Agency, he has continued to serve with characteristic intellectual rigor, dedication and patriotism."
Obama expressed confidence that the CIA will move forward under the direction of Acting Director Michael Morell.
Morrell, a career agency officer, was sworn in as deputy director of the CIA in May 2010.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper issued a statement Friday confirming that Petraeus had turned in his resignation, saying his "decision to step down represents the loss of one of our nation's most respected public servants."
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I'll tell you two something...you two are, along with all others who think the way you do, certifiably crazy!!
The man scheduled to launch the "False Flag" cyber attack on America provoking the invasion of Iran quits his job. Obama's re-election, the proof of war, has already been turned into the "Hispanic mass enlistment" as now republicans must approve the "Path to Citizenship" in that ruse to expand it's base which really brings bodies to combat China, Iran's ally. Remember , if this was a true story then what was the response when Bill Clinton was caught doing the same thing? How WWIII begins?
yea right, this is the cover story for the Benghazi murders. and this is typical Obama timing after the elections. he is going to be the scape goat for the investigation into the murders in Benghazi will seperate him from the president, let the investigation supena him now hope he sings like a canary.
Petraeus' wife of 37 years has stuck by his deployments, his long hours, his consuming focus on his duties in the field and at the CIA, and now she has to deal with his having an affair, probably with a young bimbo who doesn't have laugh lines at the corners of her eyes, the gentle wear and tear of years of living...he's thrown away an illustrious career, betrayed a woman and family who loved him, and disgraced himself as nothing more than a middle-aged man scouting around for a youthful fling.
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