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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.5.39.217.761 u3 l7 }4 b9 a; i% c/ q
7 R3 i7 R/ u1 l) E% P9 k0 I: Q6 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPresident George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.
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2 j# i( g2 E. ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.公仔箱論壇" y3 W- w/ h( E) _" d* n4 M
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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.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 u* r# {; v" B2 C* M9 ], B9 Q# t2 M
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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. 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。1 N: S: U/ R0 s5 ^1 x$ s
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"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill.
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. W! u8 W5 C$ T% cTVBNOW 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.
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c" ^1 v }9 a+ wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut 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. a. }7 ~3 c" l- 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".
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"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.公仔箱論壇9 B( _ u( ^7 Q+ {" G3 D$ P4 X
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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
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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. |
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