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 $ m: O6 [ P }6 `2 I% DUS 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. ( s$ v2 Z C4 P公仔箱論壇 , Z$ R7 d6 q# A& X8 }5 ^: q5 [+ X2 N9 bPresident George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq. $ ]2 ?! j; {- ]6 T" t% s7 S5 gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! F$ S" B: E: ^Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.5.39.217.76: `5 ?1 F9 y: y0 a. ?
0 q( b2 S0 P" j/ E6 J公仔箱論壇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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ {$ n$ X, h9 S8 X1 S
5 c& T( c, {' U5.39.217.76"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。: ? g9 f9 L" ^' D* ^1 }
$ m* Y1 c2 i* H8 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。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$ T( C+ v( q4 q( l0 k' r5 v
& d, o9 s, L4 Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill.公仔箱論壇 m" l, l9 T7 C
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.5.39.217.76. Y2 g- l1 w( h' S# M
0 | q n0 b9 K; `, J3 |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. ; i8 y' E/ {- z: h! R2 |公仔箱論壇 7 y/ b0 X0 a! u0 x7 F4 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMr Bush described Mr Rumsfeld as a "patriot who served this country with honour and distinction", as well as "a trusted adviser and a friend". ( _3 ~" n) h o( V# n: Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ z' F* }# {% O+ d3 {
"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.) y: a' c7 p% u
* ~- T. E; h8 H3 o& r& L* ^8 ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation. , B2 I. j0 ?( N# A; o7 V7 ^公仔箱論壇 5 \0 s% K* w7 {, ~& L"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.
