{"id":32762,"date":"2012-11-09T17:10:12","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T21:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=32762"},"modified":"2012-11-09T17:14:36","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T21:14:36","slug":"petraeus-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=32762","title":{"rendered":"Petraeus resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, I take a little nap and wake up to <a href=\"http:\/\/usnews.nbcnews.com\/_news\/2012\/11\/09\/15054517-cia-director-david-petraeus-resigns-cites-extramarital-affair?lite\">an inbox full of links<\/a> to the story that David Petraeus has resigned as the director of the CIA. I&#8217;m only surprised that the White House hasn&#8217;t been calling me to replace him;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>CIA Director David Petraeus resigned Friday, citing an extramarital affair and &#8220;extremely poor judgment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As first reported by NBC News, Petraeus disclosed the affair in a letter released to the CIA work force on Friday afternoon, writing: &#8220;Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The timing is a little odd, especially in light of the rumors that Secretary of Defense Leon Paneta is tired of flying at taxpayer expense every weekend to his California home and plans on resigning, and Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State is resigning. 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