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.stm 3 s& q$ J/ t# S" a0 }' kwww2.tvboxnow.comUS 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. 7 \2 R3 ~. a! m; X% @: r& L, D8 {公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇; k( b7 V* l7 C8 U( C" W* P2 y
President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq. " ~9 Z% a( z* `3 m' qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb O: n; {5 G$ `" Awww2.tvboxnow.comFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 b1 z- g9 J- f* v
2 K* @0 B* _( m4 v* H/ Ftvb 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. ) `6 \' ~* T0 i7 k6 m% J. `* B7 }' ]& v9 E* ]7 v
"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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 \/ e. d: D& L
- T+ Y5 P/ a# j3 [2 R: J0 xAs 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. 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。7 S+ R2 ^' @. A
; x- y2 k5 E! p V/ 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。"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill. & C3 R+ ~8 a/ M' k9 G4 Uwww2.tvboxnow.com# K' R# t# I2 a5 ?& f; @
He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there. $ E3 T- {, ?' o( f8 l5 a ! u1 H* \: G% W0 s2 o9 u/ E! uBut 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. # h- `, \6 K H6 d' R. L P. p5 u5 w( Z
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。4 Z2 v' T. y) T* z
3 d2 k1 B5 k! s* P3 W5 aTVBNOW 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。"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said. . ?1 F% A0 u$ C2 _) u0 A公仔箱論壇 2 z/ M8 k1 ?, v8 y" MHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 D7 B- J2 _0 b& H+ m
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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.
