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PBS NewsHour | David Petraeus Resigns from CIA After Admitting Affair | PBS

Duration: 09:37
Program: PBS NewsHour #10494
Broadcast Date: Nov. 9, 2012

In a surprise resignation, CIA director and retired four-star General David Petraeus announced he would step down after admitting to an extramarital affair. Ray Suarez talks to the Washington Post's Greg Miller and retired Army Col. Peter Mansoor about Petraeus' career and the sensitive nature of leading the CIA.

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Post Date: November 9, 2012