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CIA chief resigns over love affair
Saturday November 10, 2012 09:22:16 AM,
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Washington: CIA
director David Petraeus has stepped down from his post over his
extramarital affair, BBC reported early Saturday.
Describing his behaviour as "unacceptable" for the leader of the
nation's main intelligence agency, Petraeus, in a statement, said
he had submitted his resignation to US President Barack Obama, and
that he had shown "extremely poor judgement".
Petraeus said: "After being married for over 37 years, I showed
extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extra-marital affair.
"Such behaviour is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the
leader of an organisation such as ours. This afternoon, the
president graciously accepted my resignation."
Petraeus turned CIA boss in 2011 after heading international
forces in Iraq, then in Afghanistan.
He was the highest-profile military officer of the post-9/11 years
and was admired for his role running the "surge" in Iraq and
implementing a counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan.
Petraeus' resignation came just three days after President Barack
Obama's re-election, and prompted a flurry of statements from the
White House, intelligence community and Petraeus himself.
Announcing his decision to step down, the former general was full
of contrition.
CIA deputy director Michael Morell will serve as acting director
of the agency, the White House confirmed.
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