[sami36]

Morell was passed over for promotion after the Petraeus debacle. He might have just come to the realization there are no more ladders to climb in government, it's time to sell your rolodex & skills to the highest bidder in the private sector.

[zwtaylor]

Also a very plausible scenario. For someone with no opportunities for promotion this is probably a great time to exit any of the intelligence agencies, it's going to be a long hot summer.

[inzax]

Love how you put that... Long hot summer.

[Alex3917]

Actually the government has a long history of releasing news they don't want covered on really hot days (especially before air conditioning), so that way the press is less likely to show up. That's how we got school desegregation.

[chm]

Well put. This scenario requires the least assumptions.