Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
* g( [1 u g8 X% r" D9 s: OTVBNOW 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。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/ Z: ~. R" d7 J, ?
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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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) x t6 _$ G; w# i9 ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.) k& F8 O; H6 C5 J3 S7 V" T
; d3 a* C9 e: q- k, Q$ @" t公仔箱論壇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.
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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.- j# t: d0 k* O/ T! B4 P: ?
* m/ M) r' R4 }* L8 W! V公仔箱論壇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.
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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.
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.
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2 m! I6 X* N- X; I1 R# ~. f- 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.6 W, U) \5 j) K+ y# K
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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".tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; @* r. ?) x% G9 {" M
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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." ~+ p% [ h. m1 `: M3 H
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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. |
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