Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
% B0 i- C& I/ [1 u0 K" Q; Z! X公仔箱論壇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./ _* M# M; R _$ U+ I1 ?( q: l' {
. K; u: ?. U4 `8 S: w/ Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPresident George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.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。4 n7 e4 {; F3 I$ W2 i/ L# R
9 I8 q- b: S9 r3 m0 Y, D公仔箱論壇Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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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.公仔箱論壇0 o0 G6 S+ _/ s f" R! D8 N- `
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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.
8 A! ~% H- Q" w5 g7 TTVBNOW 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。
& M( b" i$ S' R6 T7 h0 qTVBNOW 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。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. tvboxnow.com8 Y8 g5 _- L1 r& Y# H% K/ |
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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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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.
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) Q& p' l+ ]' p# l' \$ w; wBut 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.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。( s2 t- G& X" `, X! H; O
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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".tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' x% B; |2 q$ `+ Q8 T. z5 t4 O9 Y; }
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"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 I1 k! f% t( B& `2 X
2 n6 X& D4 _$ `+ G+ K8 e8 B公仔箱論壇However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb M7 J& k' }6 w) R4 ~- E+ r
! R# v$ Y: o) o. `7 Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"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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