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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.公仔箱論壇& v: L- ?& ?6 z) c% O! ]) u- x) Z
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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.
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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.www2.tvboxnow.com0 ^: [9 Y7 V% b9 Q. {
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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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x1 w9 Z: }: {" H7 NAs 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. , ?& q" _ r. Z2 B3 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.! O8 {' W, P( I3 n* `( X$ t
: L8 g$ n" _2 HHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.
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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.www2.tvboxnow.com" S/ f5 B3 ?9 X" W9 ]7 i
, M3 ^2 P* `7 [ k# S8 Z, s9 x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". V" n# s T& ], `0 J) ?
5 t' T" |! l( x2 ~" r+ ]2 M2 Cwww2.tvboxnow.com"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.
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* _. E z; r% z$ v: uHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 v+ L( }/ X2 y" {
) A' S# S2 v$ U$ N$ ltvb 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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