Thoughts on the Petraeus scandal

Former CIA Director David Petraeus recently resigned from his position because of an extramarital affair with his biographer. He felt the need to resign because he did not think it was right to have a secret affair in the high position he is in.  Also, there was certainly a fear of putting his country at risk if the affair gained public status while he was in his position. If others knew about the affair, he could have been blackmailed or worse. While he still had some dignity, Petraeus decided to resign because it was the honorable thing to do. However, despite resigning ‘honorably’, Petraeus had lost the respect of his family and his country. He was officially approved for resignation by President Obama on November 9, 2012.  After his resignation, the FBI launched an official investigation into the affair, however the affair was already made aware to the FBI and several others before then. Jill Kelley, a woman who met Petraeus years ago, reported harassment from anonymous emails to a friend who worked for the FBI Tampa Field Office. This report ended up being secretly investigated by the FBI shortly after. Without this report, I don’t think the FBI would have been aware of the affair.