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CIA Director David Petraeus has resigned, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said in a written statement Friday. The former Army general, who rocketed to global prominence as the man in charge of the "surge" in Iraq, quit over an extramarital affair, MSNBC reported.

"Today, CIA Director David Petraeus submitted his letter of resignation to the President," Clapper wrote. "Dave's decision to step down represents the loss of one of our nation's most respected public servants.

"From his long, illustrious Army career to his leadership at the helm of CIA, Dave has redefined what it means to serve and sacrifice for one's country," continued Clapper, whose statement did not specify a reason for the decision.

Petraeus went to work as CIA chief in September 2011 after heading up the war in Afghanistan. He had drawn fire in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attack on the American compound in Benghazi, Libya.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said President Barack Obama "will address this with a statement later." But he declined to confirm the circumstances of the retired general's departure. "I don't have any details to give to you," he said.

quit over an extramarital affair

Petraeus is now questionable because of his role in the Benghazi attack, as are Hillary Clinton, Obama's national security advisors, the defense secretary, and Obama himself.

At least Petraus and Hillary Clinton are stepping down. Hopefully others will follow, or be exposed and leveraged out in the pending investigation.

and then superman will come and save us all

if he was doiung a good job why quit? who cares who hes fucking? slick willy was pooning all over the place and he stayed in the center seat

if he was doiung a good job why quit?

If he's still active duty or active reserve it might be a violation of the military code of conduct.

Or he could have done it to give Matter-iggy Man a gratuitous and off topic shot at the republicans.

Unlikely that he's active duty if he's been in charge of the CIA...

I don't have confirmation of this but there is some rumor going around the affair started when he was active duty, however.

you joking or is matter-eater man and iggy the same person?

and becuz the press loves a good sex story, amirite?

answer my fucking question g-man

C'mon, BSAMS

Yeah, the press loves a good sex story but in this day and age that alone is usually not enough to get someone to resign. There needs to be something else, like hookers (Spitzer) or having pissed off your own party (Weiner) or some sort of legal issue.

Of course, as I said before, it could also be simply that Mrs. Petraeus told him to resign or get divorced.

wave your naked butt at Lothar?

Paula Broadwell, the author who allegedly had an affair with former CIA Director David Petraeus, is suspected of storing significant amounts of military documents, including classified material, at her home, potentially in violation of federal law.

A source familiar with case told ABC News that Broadwell admitted to the FBI she took the documents from secure government buildings. The government demanded that they all be given back, and when federal agents descended on her North Carolina home on Monday night it was a pre-arranged meeting.

Prosecutors are now determining whether to charge Broadwell with a crime, and this morning the FBI and military are poring over the material. The 40-year-old author, who wrote the biography on Gen. Petraeus "All In," is cooperating and the case, which is complicated by the fact that as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Military Reserve she had security clearance to review the documents.

FULL COVERAGE: David Petraeus Scandal

The FBI found classified material on a computer voluntarily handed over by Broadwell earlier in the investigation. Prosecutors will now have to determine how important the classified material is before making a final decision. Authorities could decide to seek disciplinary action against her rather than pursue charges.