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 3 [0 o" _7 j/ U' _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. $ S @+ K. P& V8 n _# F5.39.217.76 . ~% V9 p9 `$ ^4 G" g7 f5.39.217.76President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.7 W5 D7 r9 h8 O+ V( F& H/ H
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld. * S2 L( T( q: m0 f7 B- D' J公仔箱論壇 {5 p4 h4 k' A Y* xTVBNOW 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。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; M, q! M, l5 X# V( L
3 `; Q' w4 s8 N' F$ U4 N5.39.217.76"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.) [2 a/ m l1 V2 @( v0 P
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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. ! s. ^( R" z2 H# @7 }; ]7 H+ W) \5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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。' W1 @, W* _ b4 E6 B+ c
"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, u) e; ^4 {. I8 \
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there. 7 r# c3 y' g2 T6 [3 l# k1 l) m+ O! v+ N E4 F) T
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. # _; y9 \; [( y5.39.217.76) {5 C' w) j' S7 t! p4 h
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". 1 I' D; L9 X3 G9 T公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb k, L, t, I! k0 `
"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said. 5 ~6 b2 z0 `3 e( [; T/ T , a. p/ [/ F/ w O$ V6 aHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation. h+ a0 s* t+ X; b1 E( N公仔箱論壇 $ q) T: e6 Y y# \0 j3 Q5.39.217.76"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.
