Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss

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US 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.+ b% U* c0 g9 _

! ]  m& @3 Y# {5 |President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.
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" _& U+ \  E8 z2 d: o# [5.39.217.76Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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  {7 \% O1 i- i( g+ c8 v0 n"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。: r" f1 H+ G' d) L* z" T
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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. 8 }# {: l8 N" X: T" l: ?* Y7 U# R. ?

" w. G# {# k$ l& ^1 e"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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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 F  I& n, ~7 a2 u$ ?, V

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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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- p! k! L$ I; s8 o& B. y5.39.217.76However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
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"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.