Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm5.39.217.76# y: S$ r* h( p0 p! H: ]
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.% U( j# I, h' w% U* [0 h; i
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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./ W8 l# ^0 d* m. F# H5 u6 j
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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.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。! `+ F" t. }7 ?' }
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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.
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) Q; b6 h/ f, f( }2 S; F) j8 j9 ["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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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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8 c6 q/ n# z# o1 b. J9 m4 c7 l, `0 T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".tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 r1 ?* ?8 q6 S, @9 E
6 I( W( O; U; |8 @* o+ F; gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.5.39.217.76& o- p! Y" f7 B* K$ B% [
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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.4 K. `0 `. X6 F& n
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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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