By John Amaruso
According to sources, C.I.A. Director and former Brigadier General David Petraeus has resigned from his post as Director due to an extramarital affair.
Mr. Patraeus has asked President Obama for permission to resign from the C.I.A. in lieu of the news.
David Patraeus is one of the most highly decorated generals and is credited with many of the successful operations completed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In a statement Mr. Patraeus was quoted as saying "Such behavior is unacceptable" as leader.
After retiring from his post as General, he was appointed as Director of the C.I.A. in September of 2011.
There is no specific details for why he resigned but many assume it's because an affair is a potential security threat to the C.I.A., as potential mistresses can be planted by foreign governments to extract confidential information, more commonly known in the espionage world as a "Honey Trap".
More details will be released in the coming days.
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