Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss

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Source:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
- v4 W2 {. v$ L( i  ^9 T& t: Y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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" [0 |- F% @; J1 }+ H9 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPresident George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.; E5 w& A7 V/ M& H
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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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1 f, Y, o. T' ^! p* p5 G"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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) P  ], p* f8 Q5 L) d公仔箱論壇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. 5.39.217.76& h9 o, N$ j$ l: R1 c
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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.
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.5.39.217.76/ T- B! ]; S; n! v, C
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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.5.39.217.76; ^3 T3 r% z7 A& i% D
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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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"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.2 E, H' H$ @+ L) q% P

9 t4 J2 N' w7 H4 h. H5 f6 E2 Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.# n8 v" N. w' Z8 R* ~
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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.