A CIA spokesman made the statement, not Petreus himself. Once again, expect “clarification.” What I see is that the CIA is calling those who gave the story to Foxnews liars. They are not throwing obama under the bus. They are covering their, and obama’s, asses.
The CIA doesn’t comment on these things. EVER. No spokesperson for the Company would have made a statement without the direction of the President, the DNI, or the DCI. Since the statement puts the military chain of command all the way to the top in the spotlight, you can bet the DNI and President did not approve it. This is as close to a statement made by the DCI as you’re going to get.