Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm/ S5 D/ u( X* S
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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1 B5 _, l# D7 O8 P! cPresident George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.5.39.217.76' u0 h3 p Z% i9 B6 f
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Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.公仔箱論壇/ T9 ^/ b3 M! s! f5 G7 f H& }
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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.' l+ G1 L# m# B9 ^! {
0 a, Y' ]+ ], |% z$ U4 \$ S6 T/ s5.39.217.76"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.5.39.217.76- D- R) x1 E U! I1 g+ X
8 [, r: C" n/ V% @$ g. C; c1 xAs 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.
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9 T6 W) W- V5 f3 @( V1 wtvb 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.
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.' r5 C4 ~% } L% p; y+ T; ~' T6 d a
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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.
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& x$ y* U/ }+ u公仔箱論壇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。9 f( _. m; ?9 f! ?, W2 `
# t7 _" w- Q9 d# c0 |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 D& H; F8 Q, E- G% `7 z" d
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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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