NBC NEWS: CIA Director David Petraeus resigns, cites extramarital affair

[mikered30]

Hard to believe this story at face value, something smells fishy.

[RansomthePasserby]

I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case. However most of what I thought about the kind of guy he is has been brought into question.

To be honest, I'm not surprised by anyone anymore. Disappointed, but not surprised. Seems like no matter what kind of person you are and what position you hold, you're still capable of messing up.

[Redskins Diehard]

To be honest, I'm not surprised by anyone anymore. Disappointed, but not surprised. Seems like no matter what kind of person you are and what position you hold, you're still capable of messing up.

I hear you. Google colonel Jim Johnson. And general Jeff Sinclair. Those guys were brigade xo and s3 together. I am still surprised by petraeus a little. But not shocked

[Heisenberg]

Seems a lot of people are speculating that it could have involved a journalist who was writing a book about him.

Should be pretty interesting to see what else comes out about this.

[AzSkinsFan63]

Now that's falling on the sword!

[zoony]

Hope she was really hot

[Heisenberg]

Yep, confirmed his affair was with his biographer and the FBI was apparently investigating the whole thing.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/11/09/petraeus_resigns_over_affair_with_biographer.html

[SkinsHokieFan]

Hope she was really hot

She's not bad

http://www.paulabroadwell.com/

[thebluefood]

Greg Miller of the Post said Petraus was flushed out because of something having to do with access to secured e-mails...probably by his biographer.

[mikered30]

Since he resigned, he no longer has to testify in the Benghazi hearing. Didn't Homeland do an episode on this?

[Popeman38]

Yep, confirmed his affair was with his biographer and the FBI was apparently investigating the whole thing.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/11/09/petraeus_resigns_over_affair_with_biographer.html

Gives new meaning to his biography, "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus"

[Predicto]

Hard to believe this story at face value, something smells fishy.

Why?

If you are going to try to "shut up" Petraeus because he has some secret on the President, this is about the least effective way to do it that I could possibly think of.

[Heisenberg]

Since he resigned, he no longer has to testify in the Benghazi hearing. Didn't Homeland do an episode on this?

If Congress really wants to talk to him, I highly doubt that him resigning would keep them from doing that.

---------- Post added November-9th-2012 at 07:03 PM ----------

This is something she published on Monday it looks like:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/11/04/general-david-petraeus-s-rules-for-living.html

:ols: @ the comments section.

[Destino]

Wouldn't working at a spy agency make you think twice before engaging in shady behavior? All the people around you make it their business to find information they shouldn't have and use it to their advantage.

[spjunkies]

The guy wanted some strange, he shouldn't lose his job.

[Prosperity]

The guy wanted some strange, he shouldn't lose his job.

can't have people in these sorts of positions have skeletons in their closet as fodder for black mail. For all we know this is just the tip of the iceberg. Not worth the risk.

[twa]

Demonstrates extremely poor judgement

doesn't he know he isn't the one supposed to be debriefed? :pfft:

[visionary]

Some more info on Broadwell

http://observer.com/2012/11/david-petraeus-allegedly-had-an-affair-with-his-biographer-paula-broadwell/

David Petraeus Allegedly Had an Affair With His Biographer, Paula Broadwell

http://www.claudiachan.com/interviews/paula-broadwell/

Interview:

Paula Broadwell

[Elessar78]

All it shows is that Petraeus is, like the rest of us, just human. Maybe I'm wrong, but with a name like Petraeus he'd be more cognizant of Greek tragedies and the effects of hubris.

[mikered30]

can't have people in these sorts of positions have skeletons in their closet as fodder for black mail. For all we know this is just the tip of the iceberg. Not worth the risk.

That didnt stop Bill Clinton.

[Elessar78]

Gives new meaning to the word "embedded".

[Thiebear]

Not sure i understand how having an mistress excludes you from giving testimony before Congress?

replacing him with someone else that can't have the same knowledge?

[Burgold]

Not sure i understand how having an mistress excludes you from giving testimony before Congress?

replacing him with someone else that can't have the same knowledge?

Yeah, I think it would actually make it easier. After all, you no longer are as beholden to the agency or your bosses.

[FanboyOf91]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/magazine/a-message-from-beyond.html?_r=1&

Read the second letter.

[Elessar78]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-probe-of-petraeus-triggered-by-e-mail-threats-from-biographer-officials-say/2012/11/10/d2fc52de-2b68-11e2-bab2-eda299503684_story.html?hpid=z1

The collapse of the dazzling career of CIA Director David H. Petraeus was triggered when a woman with whom he was having an affair sent threatening e-mails to another woman close to him, according to three senior law enforcement officials with knowledge of the episode.

The recipient of the e-mails was so frightened that she went to the FBI for protection and help tracking down the sender, according to the officials. The FBI investigation traced the threats to Paula Broadwell, a former military officer and a Petraeus biographer, and uncovered explicit e-mails between Broadwell and Petraeus, the officials said.

Another dazzling career and life ruined by CBS (Crazy ***** Syndrome).