美国国防部长马蒂斯辞职信
<p><span word="Dear">Dear</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="President">President</span>:</p><p>亲爱的总统先生:</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="privileged">privileged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 26<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="ourmen">ourmen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ideals">ideals</span>.</p><p>我有幸担任我国第26任国防部长，这使我能够与我国国防部的所有工作人员一道为我国公民和我们的理想服务。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="articulated">articulated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ourNational">ourNational</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Strategy">Strategy</span>: <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="budgetaryfooting">budgetaryfooting</span>, <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="readiness">readiness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lethality">lethality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reforming">reforming</span> <span word="theDepartment">theDepartment</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevail">prevail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.<span word="global">global</span> <span word="influence">influence</span>.</p><p>我为过去两年来在我们的国防战略中阐明的一些关键目标上取得的进展感到自豪：把国防部建立在一个更稳健的预算基础之上；提高我们部队的战备状况和打击能力；改革部门的业务实践以提高工作表现。我们的军队继续提供在冲突中取胜和维持强大美国全球影响力所需的能力。</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="uniqueand">uniqueand</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="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="indispensable">indispensable</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="orserve">orserve</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="maintaining">maintaining</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="alliances">alliances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Statesshould">Statesshould</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policeman">policeman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="ofAmerican">ofAmerican</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="alliances">alliances</span>. <span word="NATO">NATO</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 29 <span word="democracies">democracies</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="strengthin">strengthin</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> 9-11 <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="onAmerica">onAmerica</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Defeat">Defeat</span>-<span word="ISIS">ISIS</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="of">of</span> 74 <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="proof">proof</span>.</p>
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