Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss

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Source:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
/ E* [* [! o0 U+ 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.公仔箱論壇( d; @+ a$ J7 x& g/ K0 ?( D8 T
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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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: T  A! _7 }/ I. f5 H, gFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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7 m8 I2 l; e0 I# l; W  S# b5.39.217.76The 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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( m, f6 |* f5 P9 l公仔箱論壇"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.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。3 ~1 H. G  R) q6 v6 s

$ |: x, I, A# }. sAs 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' m2 L# x) b/ X; ]

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% e7 a* N9 c' s$ I: K' s3 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.  F9 h6 ]+ x3 |3 c+ F' W
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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.7 w) l5 v  r' ]) N, g

  ?1 c6 ]( a) P6 h& p2 i* ntvb 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".5.39.217.76- W7 K* W4 ~" Y8 w/ ^$ d2 M
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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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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
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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.