Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss

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Source:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stmtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 s6 {! C2 x9 c9 X9 l+ v7 z& t
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.) W. H8 V3 g( A

; j7 U& ~2 H+ T2 b6 H5.39.217.76President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.
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3 L% y( ]1 z$ M% k4 W* i- U& DFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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3 C; w7 _+ V5 M3 |3 R' u+ X& r5.39.217.76The 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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- E- }0 I; s( P& U2 z5.39.217.76"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。0 u2 Z- Y  D4 Z" ?+ \' ^# r
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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. 公仔箱論壇; P9 b& d# e7 ]( k+ A

# l, O; q' A& |0 s& Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"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,bttvb9 m$ V( X+ L4 M# }8 h0 N
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 A5 ^. c% l# L5 u* W1 F8 i8 ~7 n1 ^
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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.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。: D# F9 }0 n: S4 m) T9 l! [

9 _8 m6 V+ c, @$ S% B" jMr 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$ l' \) W3 D  r+ X
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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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. U6 I5 ]; E- n4 s# Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.5.39.217.76/ X. H0 D# Q. {, ~, B$ L+ n2 H

4 t- M2 m; x: z7 L6 b* h  o"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.