Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
2 o8 `( @9 f) K" q, ITVBNOW 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。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.) ^1 k4 V) X- e# w5 r+ @, z! p2 I
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Former 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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% v2 \* G- l' NTVBNOW 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。"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.5.39.217.76% ^: z; M, b" e8 X) I5 G$ \9 d
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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.
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1 O. y' M/ ]+ V/ Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill.) l# I+ q _2 H7 z- y9 l! f9 F* K
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He 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。- {* J+ r6 p ~$ N: o4 P
C7 @# |' c" Q# @/ kTVBNOW 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 q8 l, E; Z' `$ I) Q
2 W1 E/ V- A1 [9 ?/ I% l5 G, _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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: Q! S1 D% H2 i% Z# M j5 A"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.5.39.217.76: R: F* v* ~% m; h$ ~" o
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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! d/ K, d' e- ]8 T/ }- M: I
: e+ H5 v0 ^. q% m( N"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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