Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
5 X5 @: A! q( d; {+ Z a7 PUS 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.5.39.217.76/ k2 }5 J! ?) }
/ c \0 j) G7 p3 KPresident George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.
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+ T9 H1 Z# J: |# }8 ?: m/ ]Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.1 E l, P6 O0 v6 `3 j% ?
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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.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。% C4 \9 X+ X( V* K: _
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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. Z! T* R* ~. f5 }* Z8 H% I
( D( ^! U+ g. V' I4 h; {+ g公仔箱論壇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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"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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. U5 K+ w+ K: p& u$ t2 f9 D) I公仔箱論壇He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.
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: U7 @" s! ~! p2 k% B8 t9 c% F9 m6 |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。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.5.39.217.762 v& R# ~2 E H
2 Q6 G. k$ e% ?* ~' E- r5.39.217.76Mr Bush described Mr Rumsfeld as a "patriot who served this country with honour and distinction", as well as "a trusted adviser and a friend".; ^3 l% x5 m, p$ Q5 }, s. h p; q5 f
5 n4 F, T" R2 t5 }1 OTVBNOW 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。"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.
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" Y8 h7 X2 Q9 _! j7 p v4 M8 ~! r公仔箱論壇However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, z* _1 r2 I$ Y# g% r5 [5 K
9 B$ J- X; c0 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。"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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