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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.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。# Z( F0 b7 c- ~
' Z5 r X$ t$ n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.5.39.217.769 X* S7 H1 R5 T* [& m9 _
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.5.39.217.760 g/ a- q+ t6 f/ S0 y" X8 c, O) \
- D* w) ~8 J0 _, f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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 m( g# p* }5 i, ^
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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. U* x- n1 G8 F' h
5 o% f: ^% A# r* d& ]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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9 j6 r8 [: ?7 z- K/ W5 LTVBNOW 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。"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill.5.39.217.766 L" ^5 A. A0 B) q
, [8 J9 a) F5 d/ d5.39.217.76He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.5.39.217.76& f8 k" _9 @9 H: G( a; i7 Z
/ X3 Y$ }% P1 S' {! N% M# z5.39.217.76But 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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2 y% I; I" u; |# j+ v e1 D" zMr 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.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。8 O9 P7 m0 x/ y# c
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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation. U8 t9 ^' q- u/ _. _& u: K% m
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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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