Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
* ~5 ^3 U7 J' vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbUS 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.5 H. B4 K0 H7 d- t: V
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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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% h# L$ k3 | `( L6 fwww3.tvboxnow.comFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 @5 S& {5 ~9 @5 z5 t
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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.
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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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6 g! d" q3 H1 O6 Y- s G( Awww3.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.
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.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。3 X5 ]$ L2 N( k0 p- @+ b
4 `2 ^3 a' L& y# l* @( y- \公仔箱論壇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.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。( W5 }' w4 p5 F0 A1 n$ S) }! X: m$ {) q
) P6 b7 \. a' y @; Q7 D& L7 vMr Bush described Mr Rumsfeld as a "patriot who served this country with honour and distinction", as well as "a trusted adviser and a friend".
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% V! ~0 Z9 Y( `1 X# X公仔箱論壇"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.
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) A) m- S; _6 vHowever, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.公仔箱論壇8 `1 M* {7 T1 ?3 @( k. P, `$ u/ j
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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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