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
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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. l6 }8 B2 [- M0 q公仔箱論壇( U2 G: ^( E. o) Z1 N
President George W Bush said that he and Mr Rumsfeld had agreed that a "fresh perspective" was needed in Iraq. 3 H+ m$ x6 J, m. n3 K ) Y: f b; ^" z4 ~( u" D3 _" cos.tvboxnow.comFormer CIA Director Robert Gates has been nominated to replace Mr Rumsfeld. 9 S+ {3 G( C6 S, x8 }5 B公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- ]) Z- [$ m5 k# I: a* A0 ]
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.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。! J Z7 e& ?9 k% p, r% H
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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.' R+ K# N" Y% |; r7 U
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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. ) z" G) ?" w5 r0 p, I& S
4 G% \3 P( p0 _! @: aos.tvboxnow.com"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, q0 Q6 o* s3 k6 Y: j
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He described the Iraq conflict as a "little understood, unfamiliar war" and said he was confident of ultimate success there. 2 d1 W* c% {- L% i$ x4 f1 r3 _4 w* s* G0 ^
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.& n) u# L, `% y& p/ d' Y5 Q* z
, F! N4 r# q; Y7 l3 B2 a6 I6 Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMr Bush described Mr Rumsfeld as a "patriot who served this country with honour and distinction", as well as "a trusted adviser and a friend". ( } n6 C1 V: v. R5 i qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbos.tvboxnow.com2 U6 c, G# [& D2 A9 ]+ F1 }' X
"America is safer and the world is more secure" as a result of Mr Rumsfeld's leadership, he said. % U- X/ y# \6 V! d+ uos.tvboxnow.com% O1 q, V2 s3 T( f
However, Democrats welcomed Mr Rumsfeld's resignation., |1 V: j8 [% P% R2 K
0 O6 g, _& h) E6 n6 P"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.
