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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* m( S0 W( h4 g7 C5 f: P
! y. e: w& O1 v7 B) XTVBNOW 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。President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 n6 X/ K0 |& l8 I* n- Y, X
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, I) z. N% o+ E5 K( i6 [* J
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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.
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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.公仔箱論壇7 _* P) h3 ?/ r# W
- w# T" @5 R. M& }% M5.39.217.76As 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. 5.39.217.76; Z: u. l9 m' v6 V4 [; \9 E
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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.公仔箱論壇6 o* f0 C, y( x0 u. M8 m5 Y$ D
4 X! o* i# R. t+ Y: fBut 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., h' j1 i+ P9 x& K. v$ D4 a+ Y
/ k4 H/ d2 U8 z% t9 l4 w) JMr 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.3 m5 R% N: s: w
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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
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- \/ m- h, z: J3 [& ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"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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