Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss

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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.% t% m* _. q9 l

) W. `& I$ ?# Z: `' Y. ]. o/ Zos.tvboxnow.comPresident George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.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; y8 d  \  i8 i$ ?
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.* w" a- w) j! B( ^3 K. @. H0 h6 F$ X

" _, w/ ?' n# pThe 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.
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5 F/ `/ t) y, s7 }os.tvboxnow.comAs 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0 n% l: l: T" Y' t' m& O

! c6 u7 Q; A6 x  w6 C6 t"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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He 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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& c! w4 [& Z- f1 F# U4 G4 AMr 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。" X7 A" k; ?  ^7 G7 y, G  T7 r
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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.公仔箱論壇" d; V" {( w5 X7 g* ?' Z; }" }- T
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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.