0 1 2 ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁removing ▁Bash ar ▁al - Ass ad ▁from ▁power . ▁Fr ustr ated ▁by ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁reject ▁the ▁C IA ' s ▁plans ▁to ▁ou st ▁Ass ad ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁L aux ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁C IA ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁L aux ▁also ▁discuss es ▁the ▁stra in ▁that ▁being ▁an ▁under cover ▁agent ▁had ▁on ▁his ▁personal ▁relationships , ▁saying , ▁" the ▁closest ▁to ▁me ▁were ▁always ▁susp icious ." ▁L aux ▁developed ▁add ict ions ▁to ▁alco hol ▁and ▁o xy cont in ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁cop ing ▁with ▁and ▁oper ational ▁set back s ▁the ▁strugg les ▁of ▁his ▁double ▁life , ▁adding , ▁" I ▁didn ' t ▁handle ▁it ▁well ." ▁ ▁Re ception ▁In ▁an ▁official ▁statement ▁released ▁after ▁publication , ▁the ▁C IA ▁commented ▁on ▁Left ▁of ▁Bo om , ▁" S ad ly , ▁Mr . ▁L aux ’ s ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁C IA ▁did ▁not ▁work ▁out ," ▁it ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁statement . ▁" We ▁hope ▁that ▁som ed ay , ▁maybe ▁with ▁age ▁and ▁greater ▁m atur ity , ▁he ▁will ▁have ▁better ▁perspective ▁on ▁his ▁time ▁here ." ▁Review ing ▁Left ▁of ▁Bo om , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁said , ▁" The ▁collect ive ▁weight ▁of ▁all ▁C . I . A . ▁mem oir s ▁written ▁since ▁the ▁Sept .