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Petraeus DID end up betraying...his family.
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The Void Era Man
Nov 9, 2012, 4:32:38 PM11/9/12
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CIA Director David Petraeus resigns, cites extramarital affair
By Andrea Mitchell and Robert Windrem, NBC News
CIA Director David Petraeus resigned Friday, citing an extramarital
affair and "extremely poor judgment."
As first reported by NBC News, Petraeus disclosed the affair in a letter
released to the CIA work force on Friday afternoon, writing: "Such
behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an
organization such as ours."
Petraeus told President Barack Obama of his affair and offered his
resignation during a meeting Thursday, a senior official told NBC News.
In a phone call on Friday, Obama accepted the resignation, the official
said.
Petraeus was appointed CIA director in April 2011, replacing Leon
Panetta, who moved to the Pentagon to become defense secretary.
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Petraeus served as commander of the war in Afghanistan in 2010-2011.
Before that, he served as commander of the U.S. Central Command and as
the commanding general of U.S. forces in Iraq. Because of those roles,
he was seen as bringing a “customer’s eye” to the
intelligence job.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chair of the Senate Intelligence
Committee, told NBC News that Petraeus’s personal mistake should
not have led to his departure.
“I would have stood up for him,” Feinstein said in response
to his indiscretion. “I wanted him to continue. He was good, he
loved the work and he had a command of intelligence issues second to
none.”
Mandel Ngan / AFP - Getty Images file
General David Petraeus, center, takes the oath of office as the next
director of the CIA from Vice President Joe Biden, right, as Petraeus's
wife, Holly, watches on Sept. 6, 2011 during a ceremony at the Roosevelt
Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.
Feinstein said she respects Obama’s decision to accept the
Petraeus resignation, but wishes he hadn’t.
She also said Petraeus will not need to testify at Benghazi hearings she
is chairing next week.
Rep. Peter King, R-NY, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland
Security, said he regrets Petraeus’s resignation. “General
Petraeus is one of America’s most outstanding and distinguished
military leaders and a true American patriot,” King said in a
statement.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said it was Petraus’s
“genius” that was responsible “for the success of the
surge in Iraq.
“General David Petraeus will stand in the ranks of America’s
greatest military heroes,” McCain said in a statement.
Multiple sources tell NBC News that Mike Morrell, the deputy CIA
director and a longtime CIA officer, would likely be offered the job as
acting director but with the understanding that he may be elevated to
the job permanently at some point.
That's how George Tenet got the job, first as deputy director in July
1995, then acting director following the resignation of John Deutch in
December 1996 and finally as director in July 1997, staying on in the
Bush Administration.
Morrell is a longtime CIA analyst and was an eyewitness to two of the
most momentous events in recent U.S. history. He was traveling with
President George W. Bush on Sept. 11, 2001, as the president's briefer,
and was in the Situation Room on May 1, 2011, as deputy CIA Director,
when Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden.
Here is the full text of Petraeus' letter:
HEADQUARTERS Central Intelligence Agency
9 November 2012
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
|
Andrea Mitchell is NBC News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent.
Robert Windrem is NBC News’ senior investigative producer. NBC
News Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd contributed to this
report.
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CRIPES A'MIGHTY 3RD!
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BEWARE OF OL' JEEZL PETE.
2012: YEAR OF THE ROBBY.
By Andrea Mitchell and Robert Windrem, NBC News
CIA Director David Petraeus resigned Friday, citing an extramarital
affair and "extremely poor judgment."
As first reported by NBC News, Petraeus disclosed the affair in a letter
released to the CIA work force on Friday afternoon, writing: "Such
behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an
organization such as ours."
Petraeus told President Barack Obama of his affair and offered his
resignation during a meeting Thursday, a senior official told NBC News.
In a phone call on Friday, Obama accepted the resignation, the official
said.
Petraeus was appointed CIA director in April 2011, replacing Leon
Panetta, who moved to the Pentagon to become defense secretary.
|
Petraeus served as commander of the war in Afghanistan in 2010-2011.
Before that, he served as commander of the U.S. Central Command and as
the commanding general of U.S. forces in Iraq. Because of those roles,
he was seen as bringing a “customer’s eye” to the
intelligence job.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chair of the Senate Intelligence
Committee, told NBC News that Petraeus’s personal mistake should
not have led to his departure.
“I would have stood up for him,” Feinstein said in response
to his indiscretion. “I wanted him to continue. He was good, he
loved the work and he had a command of intelligence issues second to
none.”
Mandel Ngan / AFP - Getty Images file
General David Petraeus, center, takes the oath of office as the next
director of the CIA from Vice President Joe Biden, right, as Petraeus's
wife, Holly, watches on Sept. 6, 2011 during a ceremony at the Roosevelt
Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.
Feinstein said she respects Obama’s decision to accept the
Petraeus resignation, but wishes he hadn’t.
She also said Petraeus will not need to testify at Benghazi hearings she
is chairing next week.
Rep. Peter King, R-NY, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland
Security, said he regrets Petraeus’s resignation. “General
Petraeus is one of America’s most outstanding and distinguished
military leaders and a true American patriot,” King said in a
statement.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said it was Petraus’s
“genius” that was responsible “for the success of the
surge in Iraq.
“General David Petraeus will stand in the ranks of America’s
greatest military heroes,” McCain said in a statement.
Multiple sources tell NBC News that Mike Morrell, the deputy CIA
director and a longtime CIA officer, would likely be offered the job as
acting director but with the understanding that he may be elevated to
the job permanently at some point.
That's how George Tenet got the job, first as deputy director in July
1995, then acting director following the resignation of John Deutch in
December 1996 and finally as director in July 1997, staying on in the
Bush Administration.
Morrell is a longtime CIA analyst and was an eyewitness to two of the
most momentous events in recent U.S. history. He was traveling with
President George W. Bush on Sept. 11, 2001, as the president's briefer,
and was in the Situation Room on May 1, 2011, as deputy CIA Director,
when Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden.
Here is the full text of Petraeus' letter:
HEADQUARTERS Central Intelligence Agency
9 November 2012
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
|
Andrea Mitchell is NBC News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent.
Robert Windrem is NBC News’ senior investigative producer. NBC
News Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd contributed to this
report.
More content from NBCNews.com:
SEALs punished for role in developing 'Medal of Honor' video game,
official says
During blackout, man uses Toyota Prius to light house
After Hurricane Sandy kills parents, Rutgers student must raise 3
siblings
Investigator matches blood on Sgt. Bales clothes to DNA from Afghan
massacre scene
Video: Security tape shows man crashing stolen jet
'Military friendly' firms spur 'positive upswell' in veteran hiring
Hispanics to Obama: We helped you, now you help us
Follow US news from NBCNews.com on Twitter and Facebook
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CRIPES A'MIGHTY 3RD!
SHORTBUS O'REETEE STICKLER.
BEWARE OF OL' JEEZL PETE.
2012: YEAR OF THE ROBBY.
MICHELLE H.
Nov 9, 2012, 5:19:50 PM11/9/12
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Well I guess thats a better headline than "Petraeus Got Snooki"!!!!
LOL!!! That was too easy!!!!!!
LOL!!! That was too easy!!!!!!
rob
Nov 10, 2012, 2:39:34 PM11/10/12
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