File photo fo US President Bush looking toward Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld in the Oval Office in Washington

 
File photo fo US President Bush looking toward Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld in the Oval Office in Washington
U.S. President George W. Bush looks toward Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld after Bush announced Rumsfeld's replacement at the White House in Washington in this November 8, 2006 file photo. Rumsfeld, architect of the unpopular Iraq war, resigned as defense secretary before last year's November election but his decision was not announced until after the voting, according to his resignation letter obtained by Reuters on August 15, 2007. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarqu/Files (UNITED STATES)