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Panetta Says His Dog, Unlike Petraeus, Proved Soul of Discretion -- Bloomberg
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta today suggested his dog Bravo turned out to be a better keeper of secrets than David Petraeus, who resigned in disgrace as CIA director last month after acknowledging a sexual affair.
Panetta appeared surprised when asked at the National Press Club why Petraeus had to resign instead of accepting a lesser punishment.
“In this town, with that kind of e-mail, do you think he could have survived as director of the CIA? I don’t think so,” Panetta said during a luncheon appearance. The Petraeus affair was exposed after the FBI discovered e-mails he wrote to his biographer, Paula Broadwell, with whom he had an extramarital affair.
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Update: Leon Panetta's Dog Is Better at Keeping the CIA's Secrets Than David Petraeus -- The Atlantic
My Comment: Ouch.