Defense secretary Chuck Hagel to resign

Fall guy for poor showing of Democrats in mid team elections ?


Mr Barack Obama is expected to announce his resignation later on Monday morning.

White house saying he did not get a handle on national security issues over his tenure.

Chuck Hagel will resign as US defence secretary after less than two years in the top US military post, US media report.Mr Hagel, 68, a Vietnam war veteran and former senator, became defence secretary in 2013.He is reportedly stepping down amid a shift in US military strategy to fight Islamic State (IS), the New York Times first reported.He is expected to stay on as secretary until his successor is confirmed.