Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
7 f9 s% |2 G. c& ETVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is ton stand down, after anger over the war in Iraq led to bruising losses for Republicans in mid-term elections.
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7 C! j6 p3 p) g% aPresident George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.0 H0 \8 X. |: R6 X1 K+ q
6 d* u; j% q0 W1 J9 I5.39.217.76Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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9 b+ o Q) ]' y: F Z9 [. I$ d# gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Democrats won control of the House of Representatives in the polls, and the Senate balance of power hangs on a tight race in just one state, Virginia.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% {/ }/ @& G- \ t) e
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"It's been quite a time," said Mr Rumsfeld in a short departing speech, delivered alongside President Bush, two hours after the president had announced that he would be replaced.
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As a key architect of the war in Iraq, Mr Rumsfeld had faced growing calls to quit as violence has continued to spiral, three years after the US-led invasion.
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' K8 J9 W3 J- W3 h( _8 J2 S"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill.9 H; D, N% f/ x" r
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 U9 w1 ~ P! D$ n9 `, N6 U
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But BBC News website world affairs correspondent Paul Reynolds says his resignation is a sign and an admission that the US policy in Iraq has not worked, so far.; S7 }$ I& V% S/ n
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Mr Bush described Mr Rumsfeld as a "patriot who served this country with honour and distinction", as well as "a trusted adviser and a friend".
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7 a5 k, p4 D" u"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.公仔箱論壇9 w2 o9 s, d# E
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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
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"Secretary Rumsfeld's war plans in Iraq have failed. The country is on a dangerous course, and the administration has finally recognised the need for drastic, immediate change," said Senator John Rockefeller, senior Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee. |
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