Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
2 G$ m9 e6 D3 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.
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President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.4 x% J d# O- B# {: W) G
}6 y) x. B4 G- W8 X6 W( nFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.
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' z4 L- M# I6 m' J1 w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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+ l. h; G4 O1 v7 [! ]0 Z2 _os.tvboxnow.com"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,bttvb3 U- r, o) c$ C! \ m
& x8 E* g4 k* g- r3 g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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1 Z* I+ c: }7 M. H: A3 i3 FTVBNOW 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.
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, Q7 d6 r# y' O8 {0 v4 yHe described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there.0 ~( q2 r/ F' r4 p1 i- t! d
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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.1 R/ ~/ m3 c" g2 K& I! C- \
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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".
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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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2 {7 { G: a* E/ w/ d7 |5 J0 TTVBNOW 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。However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.
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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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