Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss

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Source:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
" N6 e& {) H% c3 q5.39.217.76US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is ton stand down, after anger over the war in Iraq led to bruising losses for Republicans in mid-term elections.
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* x% m- H# m+ }# Q' V+ E' t公仔箱論壇President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! T& ?0 e$ c( b/ {. u
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" B: z- d% B2 j- Q0 ]. ~/ o
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The Democrats won control of the House of Representatives in the polls, and the Senate balance of power hangs on a tight race in just one state, Virginia.5.39.217.76& u; X8 X$ i& n8 ?$ Z
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"It's been quite a time," said Mr Rumsfeld in a short departing speech, delivered alongside President Bush, two hours after the president had announced that he would be replaced.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* X6 t& J" z# U4 Y" U! X
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As a key architect of the war in Iraq, Mr Rumsfeld had faced growing calls to quit as violence has continued to spiral, three years after the US-led invasion.
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. F0 a+ }3 |' Q! C2 q1 ?# V# jTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill.
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2 m; K2 g% u" hHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.公仔箱論壇- B: V9 \3 Z9 U' K: Q
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But BBC News website world affairs correspondent Paul Reynolds says his resignation is a sign and an admission that the US policy in Iraq has not worked, so far.
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, |9 K( r0 r1 o3 ]5.39.217.76Mr Bush described Mr Rumsfeld as a "patriot who served this country with honour and distinction", as well as "a trusted adviser and a friend".
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"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.
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" G5 f' J& z$ p) Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: g8 U- u: v+ m

. k" D  M! q3 y3 Q. TTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。"Secretary Rumsfeld's war plans in Iraq have failed. The country is on a dangerous course, and the administration has finally recognised the need for drastic, immediate change," said Senator John Rockefeller, senior Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee.