Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stmTVBNOW 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。' O2 O0 _9 q+ _' \& \% ^2 F$ j
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.1 ?' ^3 K' h) o
" A$ U5 L$ x) d N! j0 B5.39.217.76President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.
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% o2 S- M( ~! D: |: ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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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.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。7 ^/ J) {6 b7 C; f
9 M( G5 Q8 G& htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs 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.
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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.# B) r. W; f) h! J2 R- l& G% M
/ ], S8 A4 x' X' q8 Z5 g3 M2 @ lTVBNOW 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.5.39.217.762 p7 O0 o6 c( a4 n
2 X- o5 t; z/ k+ i( w) b' z( EBut 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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0 x$ [! c& I+ o; B) AMr 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; C8 o% ]) p1 L& }* t' c+ M
2 f6 {+ _3 B( }+ a; W- W"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said./ b2 g2 W; i. b2 Z( X1 w# F6 Y
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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
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"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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