Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss

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Source:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
' W$ @/ [  K0 u3 }& B5 B4 G$ W7 \公仔箱論壇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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President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.
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2 q% P; |+ k% W6 u4 ^4 O; ITVBNOW 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。Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# Z$ K+ ]1 I/ P& o3 v+ O

2 g3 U7 Z. ~: cTVBNOW 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。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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# n% f- C$ L, N: u% ~/ B  x; g6 ]8 r

7 r( n0 X7 o! r4 c4 u1 @5.39.217.76As 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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"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill.5.39.217.761 Q0 z# w6 R8 E; w( W3 O! H& k
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.公仔箱論壇! x3 C9 Q1 P4 C; ^- u

  M& K" e" P! C5 N3 F0 Z% oBut 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., ^7 t; F- l9 d. c

* Y: C# s( c2 z8 G! M! \公仔箱論壇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".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。6 w: G5 F' H: }5 j7 z6 A; Z2 v8 w

& k5 `  j3 {" u"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.
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! N9 p1 Z/ x" r! i4 xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.公仔箱論壇  m7 ^" R8 q+ {
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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.