Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss

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Source:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm( b3 H$ q, p. G
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.
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% G2 @: j$ `$ c9 w( sTVBNOW 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。President 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。" b$ V0 V$ }, b. k
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld., G: h% |7 e' A% G+ g
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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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"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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 }: s6 F% {' d3 A4 b5 j3 I, T

" K# v# ]& y) ?% 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。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. ! x- s/ d2 l' ]5 @1 K* ~

+ y: t  e8 a# O"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill.# W- b* f1 t2 \& Q+ w

1 k, p" |9 `1 M6 f4 F0 k8 [6 l3 C0 a公仔箱論壇He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.
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! d6 w: {3 o. Z- [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.- a5 E. @/ [9 C: ]" w' n' [

! q' n/ W/ u# i) l, Y% m, V  h! z! \os.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".公仔箱論壇. g' o! u5 q( \3 a: |$ n
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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.