Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
3 ^# q1 Y8 G5 ]) ?/ [: y; R公仔箱論壇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.+ I6 z, {' x. V) w- @1 k
6 M0 @5 w+ h# R# w- J- U% ~ R |5.39.217.76President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.5.39.217.76' |( S7 e- B) Z! v5 y
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.5.39.217.76- z" v/ M4 \1 t
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# K/ Q/ o9 I( e8 u9 a* N) d
6 x; ^. {, Y! D9 R' Z3 h"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。3 @: I0 J" J5 D+ b
( l7 G1 W& q$ a1 Y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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: Z# L: Y: R# a; j; m* ^9 Y
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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。# ^' q$ T; m; T8 X, p) I8 I3 K3 j
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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.* s+ B* h$ A- H. s7 J$ G6 m
2 Q- D' o5 N7 N; L& `( _% JMr Bush described Mr Rumsfeld as a "patriot who served this country with honour and distinction", as well as "a trusted adviser and a friend".- f1 ^8 o& q7 e! z( z1 D% _
- F# q. s+ s( z+ h' I' m$ ?( H# eTVBNOW 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.5.39.217.76- f. O" a6 a- q8 {
, p2 V: H8 {6 N" G- v/ ^2 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.公仔箱論壇/ ^. I6 }8 L1 l/ ~6 e; y: O0 F/ b
3 y7 @ g0 b q* B) z; F% |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"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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