Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss

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Source:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
  \( s0 C; r! T" o" h5 n0 h* qUS 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.5 ]; U0 S) D! X" c* }: |; G9 f& h

' C. `; T7 |, V1 K& D5 p% M公仔箱論壇Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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# O" F6 z$ K4 YTVBNOW 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.公仔箱論壇/ L8 G  N6 |. x, l3 N" H
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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. 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。! H: X. t1 n6 ?9 e. t

* j3 S/ Y) K" D2 \* S7 G, Y% q公仔箱論壇"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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& ~# t% W+ g$ i9 m5.39.217.76He 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& e" x- u. `; P+ m

& s$ w7 Y, a' a! N! rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMr 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.
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# @0 ]/ T& E3 fHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 m( v/ n3 j- J5 u+ p! h! W
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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.