Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
& u: o$ `# D0 F+ e* l% q$ QTVBNOW 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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President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.5.39.217.76( _$ U. c" R9 Z6 |* v! r5 q% U
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.公仔箱論壇: M0 U+ z5 e L3 V% v+ b
$ P3 X) I- P3 U1 i公仔箱論壇The 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.
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1 Q3 ?$ S5 k( L( @5.39.217.76"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.* H# ]8 |1 k9 B7 _5 O2 X2 l
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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. / I3 o/ ~+ S( n7 M }0 [% L
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"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" C) n# G5 B" p7 k! Z
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.
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7 _0 ~: o" w1 s* l* n公仔箱論壇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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 W: ^1 q: S0 o# {1 ]/ g Z) @
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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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/ ^. @) ?, n7 G"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.5.39.217.76; c9 M# k0 _, H7 g! V* K
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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
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7 H& y1 o6 P& C0 o; z( zTVBNOW 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。"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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