The Director of the CIA has resigned after after an extra-martial affair. David Petraeus, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, before taking up the post of CIA Director said, “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.”

The CIA has come under close scrutiny in recent weeks after the terrorist attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi. However, Petraeus stressed his decision to step down was entirely for “personal reasons”.

Petraeus is a highly respected figure in Washington and amongst the military.

“General David Petraeus will stand in the ranks of America’s greatest military heroes. His inspirational leadership and his genius were directly responsible — after years of failure — for the success of the surge in Iraq,” Sen. John McCain, (R-Ariz.), said. “General Petraeus has devoted his life to serving the country he loves, and America is so much the better for it.”

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