Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
% [$ |8 F% w# i+ F- F. G8 uUS 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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% k2 ^7 _; G2 \7 F4 A$ L- S$ _0 k2 u4 O公仔箱論壇President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.% x7 I* @2 e5 N. M; w* D: h* q! P
+ L, D# i( m( o/ P& Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.! P/ S. W2 n$ A( [+ M' ~0 Y
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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.公仔箱論壇( @+ C, ]5 q3 L+ B: J2 r
# T" x8 ^2 r3 O+ N. v2 t$ r$ G6 O- ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"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.公仔箱論壇& l/ { S" u% v5 U: ~
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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. # Z J6 a- M( m) p/ M
' }2 y8 B. s N"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./ `# b: c* F/ F3 x9 r3 H( ^
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ n6 ?9 S" J q% H. \# M0 k4 f
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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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"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.公仔箱論壇3 \4 X/ y% K# ]
( j3 d6 z9 H1 A J' [8 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHowever, 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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