Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss

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Source:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
& X# y9 r) _# O. Z; A1 F. @5.39.217.76US 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.; L: P$ l; g% z6 s/ G
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President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.
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) H. ]2 [5 A/ h* S) r; f公仔箱論壇Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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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.
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5 V/ Q) i% h* ]5.39.217.76"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.5.39.217.76' d* p# t  l4 V' z+ |- U& u2 w  @

( H0 G9 S0 }0 F' I/ D  V5.39.217.76As 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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, x2 F; w- `' a5 p9 k3 x5.39.217.76"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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1 m3 @% l- s3 |# b/ x5.39.217.76He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.5.39.217.76$ Q* r4 j6 g( |+ F2 V7 A' I

) g5 T% i8 S  |5.39.217.76But 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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- D) w2 r: ^* gMr Bush described Mr Rumsfeld as a "patriot who served this country with honour and distinction", as well as "a trusted adviser and a friend".5.39.217.76; `$ S! v: ]. u5 ~6 L* A# I6 C' d

5 J. n) {- A. W& ]( ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.1 [1 u8 M: U; X% {
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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
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, [  Q, k9 M, B9 [; ~% j5 n4 VTVBNOW 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.