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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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0 O8 u/ a: ]9 n- Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPresident George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.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。1 w. q/ O% W2 H, X; @* T5 Q8 N6 @6 V
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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3 e- g( s7 v# x/ x4 Q& J) Z$ }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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"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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7 C' v% ~# N5 p6 v0 S# J6 m! B- }9 m公仔箱論壇"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill.( K# b5 j4 d+ ?4 F' y1 A
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.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。9 c) J# p0 h( l6 J! U3 O
% _: R* r1 Y" E6 C5 W& n4 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。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.6 [ W4 Q; P( V2 ] [0 H
/ c; M3 w) o, Q' X; |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMr Bush described Mr Rumsfeld as a "patriot who served this country with honour and distinction", as well as "a trusted adviser and a friend".公仔箱論壇! R' i) A# c& d" K3 |6 K) C% r
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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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) Z5 a$ z. V- C- D$ oHowever, 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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