国际英语资讯:Spotlight: U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis to quit at end of February
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 20-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span> <span word="will">will</span> "<span word="retire">retire</span>" <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="implying">implying</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p><span word="Mattis">Mattis</span> <span word="will">will</span> "<span word="be">be</span> <span word="retiring">retiring</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span>," <span word="after">after</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span>.</p><p>"<span word="During">During</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tenure">tenure</span>, <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="tweeted">tweeted</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span>."</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="smooth">smooth</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resign">resign</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="dated">dated</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> "<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="aligned">aligned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="yours">yours</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="position">position</span>."</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 68-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Marine">Marine</span> <span word="Corps">Corps</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="implicitly">implicitly</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="allies">allies</span>.</p><p>"<span word="One">One</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inextricably">inextricably</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alliances">alliances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="partnerships">partnerships</span>," <span word="Mattis">Mattis</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span>.</p>
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