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The New York Times and Washington Post said FBI investigations began months age into a "potential criminal matter." It wasn't focused on Petraeus.
Information surfaced about a potentially compromised computer he used. Security concerns were raised. FBI agents discussed this with him.
An unnamed congressional official briefed on the matter urged him to fall on his sword and leave. Whether he did or was pushed who knows.
Parry thinks Obama is "clearing the decks (to) move ahead more aggressively with his own foreign policy." Defense Secretary Gates is gone. Now Petraeus, and word is Clinton and others want out or will be replaced.
Perhaps Obama "learned a key lesson of modern Washington: surrounding yourself with ideological and political rivals may sound good, but it is usually an invitation to have your policies sabotaged."
A Final Comment
Ray McGovern is a retired CIA officer (1963 - 1990), turned activist and political critic. He's also a valued Progressive Radio News Hour guest.
In April 2011, he wrote about "Petraeus at CIA - Can He Tell the Truth?" He said Obama picking him as CIA director "raise(d) troubling questions.""What if CIA analysts assess(ed)" his Iraq and Afghanistan performance as failure? Would he accept or punish "critical analysis?"
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