Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stmtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: B. l' R$ t& G; X
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.
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7 C% r. [, b2 o8 G1 j# s, q, B6 ^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。President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, d; g; X# j9 H) P
5 P) p& E& `$ J6 d+ G, 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。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.
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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. 6 f. X) U0 z6 p1 u: q3 H
# q3 q& |4 z$ M' X公仔箱論壇"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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1 |( K. `& r" k4 yHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. Q3 X& T: Z8 S! C6 E# W; R" c: d
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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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0 n- u) D2 b# F2 C7 i5.39.217.76"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 N8 n L- A* K+ F7 X; h
2 j$ y9 O+ G; B; y5 R4 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
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: m& d5 I) R% c V: d公仔箱論壇"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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