標題: Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss [打印本頁] 作者: ada 時間: 2006-11-9 07:33 AM 標題: Rumsfeld replaced after poll loss
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm 6 R5 R/ J9 { R, w$ T; Wos.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. U7 p5 Y! v- u( t( P0 w& Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# j! E5 \% M% H! A' U. S
President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq. ! f$ {0 K9 P( J! l, l8 Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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。* ?" S+ [9 u- u& _: X4 q
Former CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld.6 |# R6 Z7 e" U3 S
0 Z* q! v" W6 \% z/ Q& d$ nThe 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.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。8 k! U" z4 z1 c: y% [% x
$ `9 ~" J9 \9 Y' S6 o \1 sTVBNOW 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。"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. ' B, m0 O8 V STVBNOW 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 R& T6 c8 f) t, r+ e, ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAs 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. 1 W, m8 k* L" k) D) `! A
% K5 h% E* f4 n1 C8 yTVBNOW 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.公仔箱論壇0 g$ E, w- @4 x; e* @3 Z) s E# u
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there. * Z0 e$ S! j% Y* Z ; n0 n9 ~6 h$ N) E) ~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。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. 0 I1 u9 E) A$ g$ Y5 A公仔箱論壇' M, e' w" ~# x+ s
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"./ x- x B7 Z# v
! b% {! U8 b4 y* y% }4 Y' B! }6 d2 C6 s. Ros.tvboxnow.com"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said.公仔箱論壇( I: H. `3 {4 R" }0 C& Z: V
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However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- l* m5 F, z8 b! H8 T* w0 _
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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.
