William Fallon resigns from Centcom in spat with Bush

Admiral William Fallon has resigned just days after an Esquire magazine article came out in which he ripped President Bush's failed leadership in Iraq.

The official report says Adm. Fallon is resigning as chief of U.S. forces in the Middle East and Central Asia after more than a year in the post, citing what he called inaccurate press reports that put him at odds with the Bush administration over Iran.

"Although I don't believe there have ever been any differences about the objectives of our policy in the Central Command area of responsibility, the simple perception that there is makes it difficult for me to effectively serve America's interests there," Fallon said in a statement issued Tuesday.

In Washington, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters at the Pentagon that he accepted Fallon's resignation reluctantly.

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