Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss

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Source:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
  H9 w* x8 z  K  FUS 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.6 w+ K  `: V% d) F+ Z' K2 M  S
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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 M$ D# q2 a3 m% h2 H# _Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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" g3 J( R% v% I6 q; gThe 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.
$ j6 G5 u# b$ r/ a- n4 N7 f5 lTVBNOW 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。
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, b& x) g! Z5 a' C/ S' ?( |"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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% ]# f; V$ `/ g7 h. ?2 b5.39.217.76He 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.
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5 J$ Z; X' [" k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".tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& R2 J( w2 |, J+ `  U) N! A: V

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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.% W8 y+ ~$ @- _/ ^! f

$ q2 v$ X3 m4 f2 D2 D& y$ ~"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.