For most of 2005 and 2006, President Bush continued to back Rumsfeld while a growing number of [[liberal]]s called for his departure. Finally, on November 8, 2006, the day after an election in which [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] had captured control of Congress, Bush announced that Rumsfeld would step down; named to replace him was [[Robert Gates]], who had headed the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] during the presidency of [[George H. W. Bush]]. | For most of 2005 and 2006, President Bush continued to back Rumsfeld while a growing number of [[liberal]]s called for his departure. Finally, on November 8, 2006, the day after an election in which [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] had captured control of Congress, Bush announced that Rumsfeld would step down; named to replace him was [[Robert Gates]], who had headed the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] during the presidency of [[George H. W. Bush]]. |