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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.
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9 `+ ?" w4 h7 q9 [( q& J. z. [: O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.
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0 |, R0 k/ @" e- N3 O% T5.39.217.76Former 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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"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.
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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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ B) v8 D. P5 `# k' Z) ~: M
3 s1 m6 r' K/ O( P! ?5.39.217.76"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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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.$ S" _! f4 ]& Y; K
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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.5.39.217.761 o% N6 V' I6 j1 i. b9 b
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Mr 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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4 L- V9 q+ ^- ^ a" {& ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.5.39.217.76( D% ^5 }& [" l9 @9 n7 b
0 ~; L; a; x3 j k$ R6 H1 O$ N3 p4 ~公仔箱論壇"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. |
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