Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss

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Source:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
/ D9 U# ~- ]1 L- y公仔箱論壇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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President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.
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% D1 M: h3 z6 \/ v- U# t) dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.公仔箱論壇# f0 ]- o- ]6 v% ?+ \8 v$ H, @

* V1 `' t5 C% J( W: r公仔箱論壇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,bttvb: v$ q! B$ C. A3 C3 z
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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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, a4 k0 |) e- x" ltvb 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.6 N) Y" O3 q% d7 l4 s; d

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+ i0 A" K, n& {2 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut 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。0 O. i# y1 C: S/ z" W! \

7 |# I0 {% T5 U+ R6 oMr 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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"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.