Retired U.S. General David Petraeus, the man credited with helping turn around the second Iraq War, has resigned as chief of the Central Intelligence Agency, citing an extramarital affair.

Petraeus wrote in a letter to CIA staffers Friday that he submitted his resignation to U.S. President Barack Obama in person Thursday. Petraeus writes that he showed “extremely poor judgment” and that such behavior is unacceptable in a leader.

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict