Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
, A: K3 }9 j9 u6 t rwww3.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.
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. m! F6 J( z5 [ W! ^President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.www3.tvboxnow.com6 l- Y6 L [4 t3 a3 Y
. B/ R7 q* h; J2 O8 Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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- T8 M2 R* c _9 T9 `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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* H6 A- _' s$ u q+ C"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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+ f, k$ ?& B% B4 T3 u% jAs 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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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.
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2 J3 _& X) M9 ?3 B$ fMr 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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7 _+ q- g6 i1 `5 ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.公仔箱論壇- Y+ h: P: d3 ^( z) c; E
6 X0 j$ m+ f m7 t2 b* W& l! T公仔箱論壇However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.www3.tvboxnow.com" |$ z5 U9 g: o( ~* L$ b
8 m: y' O+ ~- l6 t5 Y% m"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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