退役少将兰迪·曼纳严厉批评国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯最近对军队高级军官的裁减措施，指责这位五角大楼负责人正在“拿美国的国家安全玩俄罗斯轮盘赌”。
Retired Maj. Gen. Randy Manner blasted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his latest cuts to the military’s senior ranks, accusing the Pentagon chief of “playing Russian roulette” with U.S. national security.
“这简直难以置信，”曼纳在周三接受CNN《The Lead》节目采访时说，“这种做法太幼稚了。”
“This is just unbelievable,” Manner said during a Wednesday appearance on CNN’s “The Lead.”“It’s sophomoric,” he added.
赫格塞斯宣布计划将陆军、海军和空军中为将军和海军上将预留的职位削减20%，是此前10%削减幅度的翻倍。
Hegseth announced plans to cut 20 percent of positions reserved for generals and admirals across the Army, Navy and Air Force, doubling an earlier 10 percent reduction.
曼纳表示，虽然他支持减少高级军官的数量，但他认为赫格塞斯的做法在伊朗战争期间过于鲁莽，会导致军队失去经验丰富的领导者。
Manner said that while he supports reducing the number of senior officers, he argued Hegseth’s approach was done recklessly amid a war with Iran and would cost the military experienced leaders.
“减少将军和海军上将的数量这个想法本身是好的，”曼纳说，“问题在于国防部长已经证明他试图清除军队中的异己。”
“The concept of reducing the number of admirals and generals is a good one,” Manner said. “The problem is that the Secretary of Defense has already proven that he’s trying to purge the military.”
赫格塞斯在周三对匡蒂科海军陆战队基地的部队发表讲话时为这次改革辩护，称这些被清除的军官在五角大楼里接受了“觉醒文化”。
Hegseth defended the shake-up during an address to troops at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Wednesday, where he touted the removal of military leaders he said had embraced a “woke” culture at the Pentagon.
赫格塞斯说：“媒体称之为清洗，我称之为问责，这是早就该做的。那些意识形态上的小丑已经被赶走了，现在爱国牛仔们上台了。”
“The media calls that a purge. I call it accountability and long overdue,” Hegseth said. “The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in.”
曼纳认为，任何重大的军队重组都应该谨慎进行，以避免削弱军队的作战能力。
Manner argued that any major restructuring of the military should instead be carried out carefully to avoid weakening its ability to operate.
“一个深思熟虑的重组会非常明智，”曼纳说，“但他并没有这样做。他实际上是在清除那些不同意他观点的人。
“A thoughtful restructuring would be very smart,” Manner said. “He’s not doing that. He, literally, is purging people who don’t agree with him.”
这位无能的国防部长处理的不是公司的盈利能力，而是在拿美国的安全‘玩俄罗斯轮盘赌’，这极其危险。”}
“This incompetent Secretary of Defense is actually dealing not with the profitability of a corporation, but is instead playing Russian roulette with the security of the United States,” he added. “This is extremely dangerous.”