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 9 p% r# s/ K, s V; M2 @, ~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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, E) @, F4 r5 N- [8 r6 g: F
( g- [ L r! \1 k# c5.39.217.76President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.5.39.217.76/ d3 o- m2 ^$ D5 ~! M0 h1 V
2 i+ ]1 g0 J$ ^* EFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" _+ m) v* D( a/ ^3 `+ n# x+ @% W
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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.公仔箱論壇0 V, u b! U& }) r/ F6 H8 C- x0 V
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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.公仔箱論壇; x; j% h0 ~% b# G4 ~
' Q$ b4 s7 o3 ]" e+ n3 y. P5.39.217.76As 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. % ~7 p" _2 p, O/ W$ u5.39.217.76. r6 P0 D6 w7 p7 E3 F: b( f* D
"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill. 0 A2 y3 u8 X# L }$ J8 x, [! }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。 0 G- P* R+ ~+ c0 GHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.公仔箱論壇5 ^! T$ Y2 m' g1 Q$ I* n. Y; H
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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.公仔箱論壇; w' `$ B- ?$ D3 |8 d
! `$ Q2 K1 c/ x7 O r: c公仔箱論壇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". ' M: P# J) }6 ~; }1 [% m, \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。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 g2 K$ O8 ?# X/ g, \
"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said. 6 x& O8 n) b$ h3 L) b: | H9 r, M9 P$ l1 uHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.7 r, g e) H: i# U, M, u, F
* K( x+ y$ M) T; D! y: a8 Y4 G" `"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.
