Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm8 N1 h, j, J& b4 P( m! [
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., x) x8 D5 E5 V& G3 w6 T+ ]
9 o/ n! X0 f8 h, hTVBNOW 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.
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% f6 c [3 u" w9 v: A/ VFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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+ u$ ~& R7 ~& _: P, ?! x5.39.217.76The 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.
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4 S" n, p4 Y7 y/ e$ O% o# W"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.* C' ?( {/ y& z4 ? H7 g* ^( [
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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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# P' L/ @1 K: H, c0 z: a4 j4 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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3 |7 C# J9 U1 N/ Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.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。) B/ s' }9 [% Z0 y
8 K. F" O. M9 R5 K4 G& L4 RBut 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".
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: g5 b' s+ Z# X5 ~$ ^5 i$ {" L" c"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.
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. s' F, G8 U5 p1 ? A, |# B9 X公仔箱論壇However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.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。! y1 l& }! O- `4 s) E) F* {0 g
# u& M5 B# h9 |tvb 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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