Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss

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Source:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
5 e3 G2 J8 R4 X3 f" ~4 aTVBNOW 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。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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! F: E* N. I5 B# H
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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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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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( o! P6 B0 G5 x, {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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5 Q+ m6 r' R+ dTVBNOW 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。"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. , h1 U: m4 l, w% b
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# b( L: L( S: S! q3 @

0 \: b5 v: x( r) p5.39.217.76He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.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 D) R4 `" J% u+ y0 K

: ^$ O+ e2 n. x' ]2 i8 Z5.39.217.76But 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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1 w* j! w# g, H, YMr 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。) F/ ]* v. U7 L3 w* O  f

- c. e# U0 U; m"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.5.39.217.76$ ~5 p  v2 L. q8 ?4 T( S

" C& F7 z4 w: X5 y5 O8 n2 ?公仔箱論壇However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.5.39.217.76- z% d9 m$ {8 n7 u5 Q. j

7 J- N* {* h2 ^- ^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。"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.