I would point out this from his speech to the CIA:

"[ CNN ] Here at CIA, I have had the greatest of colleagues, starting with John McLaughlin, a man of magical warmth, wit -- you know his nickname is Merlin -- wisdom and decency; the finest deputy and friend I could ever have. And he will be a great acting director.

This is the most difficult decision I've ever had to make.}

To which my mind said WTF!?

This is a man who has ordered operatives into life-threatening situations in Afghanistan and Iraq, this is a man who has had a number of CIA agents die on his watch.

Yet, deciding to resign is the most difficult decision he's had to make?

I would say that's the definition of a bureaucrat.

What he should have said was something like: Second only to ordering the brave men and women of this agency into harms way, this decision was the most difficult I've had to make.