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 8 O4 _" ?" U+ Q& X- hUS 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. / O: C9 l! a6 P4 f, e5 H5 ?5.39.217.76 5 ?. \( ~1 G: n: }5 rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPresident George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.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 a% T! n+ q$ ~1 j/ ]5 O4 i
- y3 P3 P2 y0 m$ O) A, a P, `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.( ^9 [# s7 I2 W4 g9 b. m3 O
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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.1 b% N1 \- P( Z" u3 P0 o W
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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. 9 R# q6 F$ l: q+ N! c% ]( G公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇/ j, d4 g9 s1 s" s' A
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 m6 {4 r7 Q* f5 T" Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 0 s$ F- }7 y0 E8 p$ S a9 f8 [5.39.217.76"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill. $ H9 Y" t* {0 d3 E5 l; }6 m0 `公仔箱論壇. q- L% U5 K7 r5 ]
He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there. / w2 [% W/ Y6 B. }" Y5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇) `. n& \. H, o- x( I& ?8 p8 ]
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.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 s# z0 O( R9 H* P* z0 Q
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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".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。! A1 s6 P3 ~8 C# i
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"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said. ) f8 ?2 c, ^* y4 n5.39.217.76 # o+ }) K' [; A( l! l2 c8 @5.39.217.76However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.+ u, y7 b2 Y9 g d$ O4 d
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"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.
