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。* ^5 [) ?/ S! V# a; b
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.
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& R3 J$ T3 g" i; F4 ~) Ttvb 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.) c9 \: G% } I
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' {1 }! p5 g- p8 o
* Q- h; o+ I$ M. EAs 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. " @' n) `6 f. b
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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.公仔箱論壇2 f# t0 j, X, Q3 n, a8 a
' |3 {% w# }- p( ?1 U1 T% M+ Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.* C* j; Z* D6 ]4 H) v+ \
' R: m: q0 I5 J8 S* vTVBNOW 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.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。2 C" x& {& z& |4 p
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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".) T# K4 v$ q" D; W1 @) W5 O) w. O
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"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.
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; [3 Y5 }1 G/ y, B5.39.217.76However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.$ k2 b O; F3 i) O/ J- R
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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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