I read it as saying he’s resigning because the economy is grossly mismanaged. A poorly run economy will greatly impact military funding and mission posture and he wants no part in that.
“I read it as saying he’s resigning because the economy is grossly mismanaged.”
I didn’t see where he came close to saying that-—only that there was much disagreement between the defense hawks and budget hawks, particularly citing this division among the Repubs.
After reading the article again, it looks to me like the battle just drained the fight out of him, or as likely, he was asked to resign to make room for Leon Panetta.