CIA Director Petraeus Resigns, Cites Extramarital Affair
CIA Director Petraeus Resigns, Cites Extramarital Affair – NBC.
Yesterday afternoon, I went to the White House and asked the President to be allowed, for personal reasons, to resign from my position as D/CIA. 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. This afternoon, the President graciously accepted my resignation.
As I depart Langley, I want you to know that it has been the greatest of privileges to have served with you, the officers of our Nation's Silent Service, a work force that is truly exceptional in every regard. Indeed, you did extraordinary work on a host of critical missions during my time as director, and I am deeply grateful to you for that.
Teddy Roosevelt once observed that life's greatest gift is the opportunity to work hard at work worth doing. I will always treasure my opportunity to have done that with you and I will always regret the circumstances that brought that work with you to an end.
Thank you for your extraordinary service to our country, and best wishes for continued success in the important endeavors that lie ahead for our country and our Agency.
With admiration and appreciation,
David H. Petraeus
can someone please tell Peter Munson that he is acting like a “real Munson” (aka Roy Munson from Kingpin)…what on earth does General Petraeus’s personal life have to do with his honorable performance as a Military Officer? I mean really, who uses something like this to try to validate a totally unrelated opinion?
Just a petty academic move all around.
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First General Ham, now Petreaus? Something smells fishy about these recent moves. I suspect the real story comes out when the second boot hits the floor. I don’t think it’s out yet.
This is too much like honorable men in uniform taking bullets for their civilian bosses. Maybe it’s all coincidence. Maybe.
Well let’s see, he resigns a few days after the election, a few days before the secret Benghazi hearings start and the announcement is made on a Friday. Yea right, I believe this is all about an affair.
LTG Hertling quietly left command in Germany without ceremony last week and “retired” at West Point. His replacement was named in June, but won’t be on ground until after the new year. Ham, Hertling, Admiral underway in the Med, and DCI. Patterns, anyone?
Stop looking at the General and start looking at who benefits and that will get you closer to the truth.
Ward, Sinclair, et. al., perhaps senior leaders collectively are failing at the basics they preach. Perhaps the priesthood of their basic tenants should be examined. Perhaps Ricks is correct. Strategically, our recent wars have not advanced the nation. Perhaps something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Perhaps we are too big, and our civilian leadership simply disappointed as our sage advice did not lead to glorious victory. Republics rise and fall. Hollow victories, Tour de France or Iraq, are simply that, hollow.