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 2 Q3 K4 H3 c! F$ W. J6 X5 WTVBNOW 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.公仔箱論壇6 J# Y6 ?* q: ?( y
* i0 | z/ F- q/ M/ ~President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq. ; A/ q6 p6 O: l' Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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。5 J1 [! F" c4 D4 h- B- [
Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 j, j! m- \2 Q! Q* [* a
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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. * M. K9 c" v$ X% {" D! i* n公仔箱論壇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。2 l& g* \5 k5 ]# o
"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.3 M) k9 G6 |8 a5 L d6 {
9 }/ u$ O7 `) aTVBNOW 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. 6 T) \6 e, f# \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5.39.217.76/ C4 `! j8 g5 z. V3 L
"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill. : f# {' n/ N) F* M- p+ `; I, K公仔箱論壇 $ K; ?! X& | }7 M) C5 d% QTVBNOW 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。He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there. ! R) y2 w y& Z/ O' ]8 e9 o5.39.217.76 2 O0 g* A& w9 }1 F2 h公仔箱論壇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. 1 p2 B8 _4 G2 VTVBNOW 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。公仔箱論壇: \$ q4 f. Q" ?! _8 X6 _( F3 y
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". ' U3 h7 {6 x' L# S" d& `1 V2 d5.39.217.76 8 o# i: w! L5 T" b+ Y5.39.217.76"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.% u [3 T w/ {: ~% X
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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.7 y" C1 Q: E7 Z" M! y' [
$ O6 z/ S2 Q c( l$ \' O"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.
