Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm公仔箱論壇. E6 }0 ^" k3 e( A" q6 _
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.
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President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.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。. q. ^0 }9 {& ?9 ]( V$ k4 j
: w* z$ Z) K; o/ C6 c. d7 }0 G, Z5.39.217.76Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.公仔箱論壇. R4 k$ ~. |; Y, v( g
5 I% L& s/ h* t- R8 b& ^! l; B- dThe 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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h9 v" N- ~0 Z7 ]. T9 etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"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.
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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. 公仔箱論壇! G- n0 D4 k2 w# H- `/ a% h# k
. v) W; B, w! c! x# ]8 z6 d7 ETVBNOW 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.
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' A* r7 x0 t& m @+ RHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.公仔箱論壇 Z& K" I d# C! T
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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.
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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". A( M, p( i/ H
% ^+ j6 l \5 ?3 K" dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.
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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
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4 ?: u: A. r3 G% UTVBNOW 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。"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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