Ex-CIA chief Robert Gates will replace Donald Rumsfeld as Defense Secretary.
Bush Says Rumsfeld Is Stepping Down
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld stepped down as defense secretary on Wednesday, one day after midterm elections in which opposition to the war in Iraq contributed to heavy Republican losses.
President Bush said he would nominate Robert Gates, a former CIA director, to replace Rumsfeld at the Pentagon.
Asked whether his announcement signaled a new direction in the war that has claimed the lives of more than 2,800 U.S. troops, Bush said, “Well, there’s certainly going to be new leadership at the Pentagon.”
Fox News Channel reports that President Bush met with Dr. Gates on Sunday at his ranch in Crawford, Texas — two days before the election. Don’t know what that tells us but thought that was interesting.
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