Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss

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Source:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
. j9 g' f: Z. o, H) x! Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbUS 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,bttvb6 a3 Y0 N, H5 U9 f' c. d5 k$ [1 r
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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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5 p/ D# |0 p$ R) ^7 g6 L7 Hos.tvboxnow.comFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.$ J( f" y  m3 m, M. S; k

  F; L' `& V* p( v! G. \# ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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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, X' U6 K  x$ n" A: C' R  _"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.
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$ _2 u! C* R) R0 f' r# Hos.tvboxnow.com"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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) Q) @! i4 S/ ]* Z  g: x* CHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.. D* u& o( b* ~# W

- ~6 \6 D6 g1 p0 h3 Q+ rTVBNOW 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。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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: L) g6 g8 U8 C) I8 ~( Pos.tvboxnow.comMr 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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0 G- F5 I1 M& lTVBNOW 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。"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.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。' J2 {6 q1 N* F5 d- ?' c# r7 g

4 o+ Y% r' }/ {5 X% hTVBNOW 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.