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Secretary of Defense David Petraeus Faces Terrorist on USS Barack Obama in Latest Call of Duty Installation

The former CIA director got a promotion in the the video game's world but was not involved in developing or doing voice work

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Although David Petraeus stepped down as CIA Director amid the scandal of his extramarital affair, he's been promoted elsewhere—as Secretary of Defense in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Black Ops II, released Tuesday, is the latest installment in Activision's bestselling game franchise and transports the first-person shooter action to 2025. A clip, via the gaming website Kotaku, shows Petraeus facing down a terrorist prisoner aboard the USS Barack Obama; another scene features him being attacked by enemy aircraft alongside President Bosworth, a female commander-in-chief with a Hillary Clinton haircut.