Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm
P U) s9 _% {$ G公仔箱論壇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.
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! B9 B4 f4 w" t& z1 q公仔箱論壇President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq.os.tvboxnow.com, R4 w! p. D1 i5 J$ |3 E! b% c
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0 N+ R+ B) Q1 Q. ]% p: Mos.tvboxnow.comThe 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.公仔箱論壇! a9 K$ ~9 H& U0 s) E" E. z/ H5 b
( M# v. @1 X& ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb"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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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. os.tvboxnow.com6 M: N! U# J8 c3 K% h9 B, J, T
5 v& ~; ~0 v- C, w* g$ ios.tvboxnow.com"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.os.tvboxnow.com7 ?4 k8 ~9 d9 a
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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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* e. w, v7 [7 T, C- k! i7 Yos.tvboxnow.comMr Bush described Mr Rumsfeld as a "patriot who served this country with honour and distinction", as well as "a trusted adviser and a friend".os.tvboxnow.com" S. S5 i. I. d" r
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+ b1 y: a% k; K+ l公仔箱論壇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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