Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
, B0 F Q7 ^# M6 ]3 l: k( P1 |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。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.( B5 {. B* T( h5 q% _7 T- N9 z
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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4 B/ J/ r: F+ jThe 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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h7 d. S4 k4 L/ k& P"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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- u7 ~9 f7 b% r* H! A% A" ?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。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. ( i, p# V. s& v, }/ D* \' P" ~
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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.5.39.217.76" H+ Y* L7 H# x3 L4 e0 B1 w0 m6 M" U
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.
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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.公仔箱論壇! k3 {" G+ ?# @6 q
8 s$ w" g' q# F6 x3 A+ V) B9 _公仔箱論壇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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"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.公仔箱論壇 ]; @7 J5 U( p% \: f
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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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