Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm5.39.217.76; C" X' J. E2 Y( B7 ]( C; e+ L
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.5.39.217.76$ u, j* B: l5 L5 g* O
! ^+ k) r% F. e9 b6 @President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.公仔箱論壇2 z: Y2 i |9 E9 f6 W j) G
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。% G; A; B4 b' O2 D1 k" Y
Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 i+ C) ]0 \) q, J' m
. L9 M/ D, z* E# i5.39.217.76The 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.公仔箱論壇( n5 @1 e3 u! N% g$ G. r* d i) f
$ G$ L7 t5 b& l
"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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb u4 _) ]( r. m! f
7 ?5 y, u7 r( T# L2 s: f- |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. - l5 P& B) y6 F; A4 f- D$ U$ n
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。% y7 Z K7 B* G% q. G& T$ P
"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill.公仔箱論壇0 P. P( ^+ V8 }6 A; k* H
5 N0 k1 w ^! 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。He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.
* V. r7 j: F& H" ^/ {1 s
* |2 o- L" ]) a5 n4 k2 tTVBNOW 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.
a; z; V3 L# Z% {" G; e
5 ]9 b. H. F" ]/ L, z' j5.39.217.76Mr 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. [/ Z+ z( P" B) }
7 [, `% H# K+ I6 D"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.
8 U% s9 D V. j: x; g3 } V4 }) l! F
0 g: d4 p' L5 r: L) v" d( H# oTVBNOW 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。However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
5 G1 z3 P; J, D. {; M公仔箱論壇
" F7 S1 T O. N0 L( f& Q"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. |
發表於 2006-11-9 07:33 AM
| 