美国国务卿马可·卢比奥在雅典的一次演讲中表示，华盛顿对其“追求国家权力”将“毫不掩饰”，这位美国最高外交官呼吁北约盟友增强自主能力。
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would be “unapologetic” about its “pursuit of national power” at a speech in Athens, as America’s top diplomat made the case for NATO allies to build self-reliance.
卢比奥说：“我们所走的道路将决定西方是维持其地位……还是甘愿走向萎缩、奴役和衰落的未来。”
“The course we take will determine whether the West maintains its place… or resigns itself to a future of atrophy and servitude and decline,” Rubio said.
在此番演讲发表之际，美军正从欧洲和海湾地区撤军：继从巴林、科威特、阿联酋和卡塔尔的基地撤出部队之后，华盛顿本周又从英国的一个基地撤回了轰炸机。
His speech comes as US forces pull back from Europe and the Gulf: Washington withdrew bombers from a UK base this week, following troop evacuations from bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, the UAE, and Qatar.
《纽约时报》撰文称，美国针对伊朗的军事行动本意是展示美国的力量，但相反，“这场战争反而限制了这种力量”。— 布伦丹·鲁贝里
The US’ military campaign against Iran was meant to demonstrate American power, The New York Times wrote. Instead, “the war has constrained it.”— Brendan Ruberry