標題: Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss [打印本頁] 作者: ada 時間: 2006-11-9 07:33 AM 標題: Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm & i4 Z" ^- [9 X9 y hTVBNOW 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. 8 v6 r4 O9 p) Q) i% I' n- f5.39.217.76 , l6 ^; t/ z2 Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPresident George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq. : Y p2 T5 _/ {7 h# }' H公仔箱論壇 . H! ^2 S' A. W3 K/ j0 L( |Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' ? J" q1 _5 M5 F' W( q' ?
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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. ' b) M: ^& A* d8 ?; g . `/ k6 _3 G { H2 ^"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. 7 Q3 \, T b3 F2 ?公仔箱論壇 9 h; d+ D! u7 O1 a# 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。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. 2 x2 B3 `) X ?5.39.217.76 ! H. k3 x% `' I. c/ o# N7 s! N5 k' ]"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill. * Z% W- ~- q7 e4 }$ y y1 B5 H5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) b9 r2 W! ]9 {6 I& P8 ?
He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there. 0 C4 A, T# p4 u' m6 b+ N* m9 j, ~$ ^" M. ?8 W: ~% s0 @: [9 D7 `
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. ; w- I4 L2 _' U% v( n* I8 k公仔箱論壇 ! A6 V5 e+ A. l9 T) XMr Bush described Mr Rumsfeld as a "patriot who served this country with honour and distinction", as well as "a trusted adviser and a friend".$ z( K2 i' @$ b% @
) [% ?. X2 ~6 }' c"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.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。/ N: X: `* ~9 V) C2 r" K5 W# J5 _
2 Z+ O7 U! F" f7 z1 a3 jTVBNOW 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。However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation. ( e! G! V( r* T: i, o1 V5.39.217.76 ; \, g8 U/ `- B, T" ?" y7 gTVBNOW 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.
