Tenet Resigns
Charles Johnson
Thu Jun 3, 2004 at 8:06 am PDT • Views: 172
CIA director George Tenet has resigned.
WASHINGTON - CIA Director George Tenet, who weathered storms over intelligence lapses about suspected weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has resigned, President Bush said Thursday.
“I will miss him,” Bush said.
Tenet came to the White House to inform Bush about his decision Wednesday night. “He told me he was resigning for personal reasons,” Bush said. “I told him I’m sorry he’s leaving. He’s done a superb job on behalf of the American people.”
Bush said that deputy, John McLaughlin, will temporarily lead America’s premier spy agency until a successor is found. Among possible successors is House Intelligence Committee Chairman Porter Goss, R-Fla., a former CIA agent and McLaughlin.
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