Via Bangkokpost.com -
Washington (dpa) - US President George W Bush on Wednesday announced that Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has resigned, one day after his Republican party was defeated in congressional elections that largely reflected voter discontent over the war in Iraq.
Rumsfeld was a key target of Democrats who captured control of the House and appeared close to retaking the Senate by campaigning on public anger over the conflict that has claimed the lives of more than 2,800 US soldiers and on the lack of a strategy by the Bush administration to resolve the conflict.
"After a series of thoughtful conversations Secretary Rumsfeld and I have agreed that the time is right for new leadership at the Pentagon," Bush said in the surprise announcement at a White House press conference.
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