Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm2 L2 K' c8 z$ I; q1 R% p* Y& N; h4 P
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.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。; T, s/ H9 c1 P. E
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President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- d' Z% ^6 w1 j8 k: o
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.5.39.217.76) I$ M, d y z9 e
0 a9 w* T0 z, p- F/ GTVBNOW 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。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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5 O2 z8 E% }% n- r' t. K) a"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.. I% f* V K9 [" N( b% O
) g- Y6 y' O0 g& q9 n5.39.217.76As 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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 F4 s$ g# d8 q: G
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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.
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.5 t: `" s( Z7 K4 o5 }2 l# ?* \9 b
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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.
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/ W4 d$ D7 {8 F" c- GMr 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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"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.
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# Q! q2 \6 h& j c8 \( h& ^However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
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7 L( x- p0 C9 Z( y" \, U+ P+ hTVBNOW 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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