Saturday, November 10, 2012

CIA Director David Petraeus resigns over scandal

General David Petraeus has resigned just over a year after taking the oath of office as the director of the CIA (pictured above) on September 6, 2011.


CIA Director David Petraeus has resigned due to the disclosure of an extramarital affair, which he called "extremely poor judgment."

In a letter sent to the CIA on Friday, Petraeus said he had asked US President Barack Obama to accept his resignation due to personal problems.

"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.” Petraeus wrote. "This afternoon, the president graciously accepted my resignation."

Petraeus, who turned 60 this week, has been married to his wife Holly for 37 years.

Petraeus was appointed director of the Central Intelligence Agency in September 2011, after serving a tour of duty in Afghanistan as the head of US-led forces in the country, with the formal title commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

Obama has appointed Petraeus' deputy, Michael Morell, as acting CIA director.

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