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President Bush has announced that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, architect of an unpopular war in Iraq, will resign after six stormy years at the Pentagon. Robert Gates, former head of the CIA, will replace Rumsfeld. The development occurred one day after midterm elections that cost Republicans control of the House, and possibly the Senate as well. Surveys of voters at polling places said opposition to the war was a significant contributor to the Democratic victory.

This just in from KFYI more to follow.  Here is the link: Rumsfeld Resigns, Bush Nominates Bob Gates for Defense Sec.

I’m wondering if this isn’t a ploy to get pressure off of Bush or to curtail impeachment hearings… or with Rumsfeld write a book to bash Bush or talk badly about him when the dems investigate-question him on the crap job in Iraq???  You know they will call him to testify.  Questions, so many Questions.

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