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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. p2 [3 b& I! [9 ?9 h9 C! b8 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.
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.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。5 D( k# {" C0 u. _- W9 z+ G) C
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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& M+ _$ h; z# s3 a* ^
d% a* @% R* L4 tAs 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. 6 \' _# I5 q- d0 ]/ m8 M
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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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7 J3 I, d2 j! I4 @9 _/ }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.8 d6 N# M2 P# a1 w3 @$ W
$ T& r; a, u& n( G4 Z" CBut 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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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".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。4 n1 q5 V* y+ O5 M
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"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.8 r9 n( u- b T5 H+ G
& H+ o2 K5 ~. ` l0 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
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3 H6 k5 G1 ]7 a# C公仔箱論壇"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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