CIA chief Petraeus resigns over extramarital affair

CIA Director David Petraeus resigned from his post on Friday, citing the "extremely poor judgment" he showed in having an extramarital affair. Petraeus, 60, led US troops in Iraq and commanded American and NATO troops in Afghanistan.

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I'm not sure what's going on

I'm not sure what's going on here but Petraeus isn't stepping down because an affair. This is just a cover for what is really going on which we will probably never know. The media is saying that the FBI has been investigating Paula Broadwell but even so she is not a security risk. She is a reserve officer in the Army and a fellow Academy graduate.

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