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.stm5.39.217.763 f. B& {2 Q" d _ z" T0 }' u8 H- S
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.( u) ?6 f# _8 R$ y0 L
* B) T! _( H& ~! V: btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPresident George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 `0 X$ U& D" w) q
/ @ r9 ]9 R5 j& m" PTVBNOW 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。Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld. 4 N' \; v, P5 X" d( z & Y' A! T( R/ F5 G6 xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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. - Z; C& C1 J1 }1 `, d( h3 f! w公仔箱論壇 + t5 Y/ v" i5 T4 c/ o* B5.39.217.76"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。7 {8 m0 |" T g* |' U$ s
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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. " c( u6 m5 B( c- q 1 a6 z- B3 N% v" C: F9 r' R9 x% a5 ^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。"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill.1 ^8 w8 W& U$ u6 B
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.公仔箱論壇. q3 }+ N, F* p% u: O3 w# S
8 Y* c% }2 z4 {& o. f% e3 D5.39.217.76But 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, U/ r( Q; u$ J
3 {' \$ L0 V1 M9 y$ [- @4 t4 z& G! YMr Bush described Mr Rumsfeld as a "patriot who served this country with honour and distinction", as well as "a trusted adviser and a friend".$ p$ @+ W9 c* g) X' _: R* b" W
' u3 i+ E" n( Z- z# Y9 \" W) v1 q- l$ P5.39.217.76"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.6 K; X; [3 I( v' c
6 s$ ^0 O5 A$ C& |( u. u9 _, 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。However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation. - V/ q* w, s I8 L! N- n& K* k" P8 }1 u- j
"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.
