Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
$ s9 p9 G$ k' F6 KUS 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.公仔箱論壇, x. [: k3 K* c5 b
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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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1 E; b$ ^0 t( s3 _9 yFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.公仔箱論壇6 [1 b7 R) w, Y, Q/ A2 D
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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." G, q- q+ E2 u
7 u1 [ p [0 O; w! ?, t6 s: nTVBNOW 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。"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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: H6 y: a. X5 w' v. p6 M" a9 G6 {tvboxnow.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.
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 S! J3 w6 U/ ^8 e# T1 U3 u! s+ j5 G
. ~+ `8 Z. P5 Y/ s* ]" mHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.
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! F4 u$ l) J5 x1 @. D" h* oBut 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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% P8 }0 S- [6 Y3 Ptvboxnow.comMr Bush described Mr Rumsfeld as a "patriot who served this country with honour and distinction", as well as "a trusted adviser and a friend".: G D# G) t2 _9 ]8 r1 S% j1 }
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"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.
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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
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. O5 g8 Q8 Y' e6 [) |! ]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。"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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