Breaking: CIA Director Petraeus Resigning

reply to post by OneisOne


Another one bites the dust under Obama's bus,
falls on sword for the administration.
General Betrayus

reply to post by JacKatMtn


They are saying the reason for his resignation is having an affair; but is it really?

I think perhaps this reason is being used; but I also think that it is not the real reason. I think that perhaps (behind closed doors; under the table; so to speak) an agreement was made.

I am curious as to what the real reason is.

reply to post by ararisq

and why does Patraeus come out and volunteer that its due to an affair and why resign at all over an affair in an administration and party which celebrates lies and infidelity (anyone Remember Hillary's husband)?

They gave him an offer he could not refuse?

reply to post by OneisOne
The military has rules and doctrines governing extramarital affairs and consequences. I wouldn't see why the Director of the CIA should be exempt to similar rules.

my conspiracy senses are tingling. how many rats have been jumping ship, or making preperations to jump? i believe holder is contemplating to. could just be because he caught caught cheating or something embarrassing about his life is about to come to light, or something big this way comes, and they are starting to head to their bunkers.

Originally posted by OneisOne
From his letter:

Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours.

So he's leaving the CIA because having an affair is unacceptable.

Yeah. OK!

Ever heard of a Honey Trap?

For a member of any intelligence or security service engaging in affairs of this nature there is a real risk of blackmail and spying.

While it can be viewed as personal life and not related to the job, the business of government will not see it that way. Many of the public will see it in exactly the same way too.

Originally posted by Destinyone

Originally posted by Hefficide

The house cleaning and exodus begins. The fallout of Benghazi I would think.

Next will likely be Hillary IMO.

~Heff

I won't be pleased until the house cleaning goes to the very top...

Des

That's what they are trying to avoid.

reply to post by Guyfriday


I think he was asked to step down by Obama after that press conference. He basically stated that Obama threw the guys under the bus with total understanding of what he was doing beforehand. It was sort of out there for someone serving at Obama's whim. I didn't expect him to resign before the election was over, but it was sort of a done deal IMHO at that point.

Affairs ?

LOL didn't stop Clinton did it?

So yeah something smells here I do not buy this excuse more apt to think Benghazi related.

i'll add further to this and say that Patraeus is about as close to an Eisenhower as we've had since.

what was it he 'warned' us about back in the day. :shk:

Originally posted by thisguyrighthere
I dont get what having an affair has to do with the job.
One has nothing to do with the other so why resign?

edit on 9-11-2012 by thisguyrighthere because: (no reason given)

Blackmail?

Having an affair as any top government official is usually a no-no.

Let's step back, the Right Wing brutally forced Anthony Weiner out as a Representative for texting a picture of himself in his underwear to another adult.

But now, a lot of them are saying that an affair doesn't matter and isn't a valid reason for resigning?

Short term memories.

Anyone see the movie Deep Impact? In the beginning The Secretary of Treasury resigned over an affair. Turns out it wasn't an affair, just a cover story for something mind-blowing that they didn't want the public to know about.

Maybe this is a cover up for something much bigger.

Barry is cleaning house
General Han, General Petreeus, Rear Adm. Charles M. Gaouette

Setting things up for his final moves to create his dictatorship
Believe you what you want, the facts speak for themselves

The little video, that grew into a raging beast...is hungry...very hungry Benghazigate will eat many more before his appetite is sated....

Des

Originally posted by Hefficide

The house cleaning and exodus begins. The fallout of Benghazi I would think.

Next will likely be Hillary IMO.

~Heff

You beat me to the punch.
For both to be bailing right after a re-election smells like rats abandoning ship.
This could be big trouble ahead.

reply to post by xedocodex


Yeah some people have short term memories:

See Bill Clinton,Ted Kennedy,John Kennedy.

Why are people surprised cabinet level positions will change in Obama's second term?

They always do.

Originally posted by HomerinNC
Barry is cleaning house
General Han, General Petreeus, Rear Adm. Charles M. Gaouette

Setting things up for his final moves to create his dictatorship
Believe you what you want, the facts speak for themselves

and on his way to Asia in a few days

If it is an affair, what would worry me is the possibility that it was a foreign intelligence agency that sent in that women to have sex with him and blackmail him for information.

Just like in this case in China not too long ago

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Originally posted by Jaellma
reply to post by OneisOne

 

The military has rules and doctrines governing extramarital affairs and consequences. I wouldn't see why the Director of the CIA should be exempt to similar rules.

Agreed, perhaps an internal ethics violation, standards of conduct. He most likely will have been grilled by internal affairs through a lengthy process only to be fired later. He made short work of it to spare family more grief.

There may be other underlying issues as well I'm sure.