標題: Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss [打印本頁] 作者: ada 時間: 2006-11-9 07:33 AM 標題: Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stmtvboxnow.com: @" S7 |5 |. f, B# I
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.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。- ~+ A+ Q$ e; Y2 a/ \2 w8 B
" p0 ^7 I5 K3 n0 H4 \' W( v* jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPresident George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.. D; K) ~4 X5 A9 ^) R2 I
2 `# K% {( J# o& u1 k' J4 G7 C1 g+ `公仔箱論壇Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld. 8 o; I6 x4 v7 R2 i- P5 i% w 1 q' F8 O6 `. etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb s, \5 A2 D! ` d# P, B% j# C; e' J
! K) h( ?9 [2 Q2 Y) }8 T" [公仔箱論壇"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. 4 a& V2 S3 m9 }% _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。 % O; M! @( |- e3 C2 z* z) Q2 _' J9 ptvboxnow.comAs 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.com1 m) @, `8 K, m) b3 u0 e& H 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.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。. q# D0 y8 \! Q: f
, T% J* W* U( {5 |4 W1 R, ^: bHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there. % W% [! k0 S* [. ^0 o$ G # _9 ~0 }: v1 B3 e0 u公仔箱論壇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.tvboxnow.com0 a9 o4 N, l3 p) t0 ^- l
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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".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。$ D- w( C: M) [: G
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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,bttvb# N+ [7 a' X- K5 |
! h; Z* n' K% F+ f: J$ ^8 J2 k公仔箱論壇However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation. ( ^3 q/ ] R# x( r$ ]6 Atvboxnow.com/ _% E7 P/ |1 ~
"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.
