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(1,716 posts)My guess he was asked to resign over the war crimes.
The chronology is too precise for it to be anything else.
He was in charge of the drone program when the "double tap" drone strikes occurred.
These were the strikes that targeted emergency responders in violation of the First Geneva Convention. Any "grave breach" in any of the international conventions signed at Geneva 12 August 1949, or any protocol to such convention to which the United States is a party is a war crime under US law.
The "double tap" strikes were made public about a month before Obama's re-election, Petraeus was asked to resign a couple of days after the vote. About a month later the UN announced the investigation into the attacks.
I don't think Obama can have a known war criminal reporting to him directly. Also, this particular terror tactic is known to fuel hostilities. Petreaus would know this. These actions seem to be in direct opposition to Obama's stated goals in the region.