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 4 M r2 o ~, N( J: RUS 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.' ?* U4 g% { ~; b
% U: \0 H) Q( m2 w1 k. Swww2.tvboxnow.comPresident George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq. ) G% A8 M7 ?' J: O$ t8 }& dwww2.tvboxnow.com ! V3 u' ~2 m: S5 s) i0 V8 xFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.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。0 f2 n: f, Y5 I" t6 q5 ]8 ^
+ T; r0 a1 @6 |6 ^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.( c& b5 z$ b1 C, a# Q" v" O
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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.5 ?. F; H& k% P% Q. C1 V
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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. ; ]* \. E7 R- Q, s3 v* R
# t G' A+ `# Iwww2.tvboxnow.com"I have benefited greatly from criticism, and at no time have I suffered a lack thereof, " Mr Rumsfeld said, quoting Winston Churchill.公仔箱論壇" {7 Q6 z9 K1 ?. V9 j$ ^; i
0 u* \6 m0 k3 z/ v1 Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.公仔箱論壇5 X) {8 q3 {4 E% A
: `. ]3 k) u; n1 Jwww2.tvboxnow.comBut 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. , Q, n* ^! |$ R公仔箱論壇. v, k2 D1 x @* E( F6 ]* f$ A
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". , B8 i. ~$ |# f; L* ?8 n+ hTVBNOW 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。# I3 m4 K/ o- E# h* p
"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.www2.tvboxnow.com1 V8 z7 u0 u$ h' }+ X0 i
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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 ]% D4 p4 u- O- x
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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.
