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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.公仔箱論壇 n8 d! R: b* R# _0 W r
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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! `( F' c+ N: m/ _
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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; i: y% c7 B# Q) N8 V5.39.217.76The 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) Q6 ?+ a- A6 F
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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.1 s% b4 v# j- W; X5 p
7 ^' [. v: @7 A3 F# c3 L+ kAs 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,bttvb. S/ P. F3 Z4 R" P( w" u
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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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& b( z) I+ X& ?1 h2 j3 M3 WHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.
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% n- y4 r y: l3 H. O% d" V5.39.217.76But 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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. v+ x" [9 F( j; Z: ?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。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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) L% m) ?9 y3 V( E" d4 ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.
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/ h9 B. A B3 V% a: N+ w4 S5.39.217.76However, 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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