总统创纪录的1.5万亿美元国防预算请求，很大程度上依赖于那些不认同他对莫斯科做法的共和党国防鹰派。
The president’s record $1.5 trillion request rests largely on the GOP defense hawks who disagree with his actions toward Moscow.
唐纳德·特朗普总统或许终于疏远了推动其庞大国防预算的关键力量——共和党鹰派。
President Donald Trump may have finally alienated the faction key to delivering his colossal defense budget: Republican hawks.
总统需要在中期选举后获得参众两院共和党人几乎一致的支持，才能推动其1.5万亿美元的五角大楼预算生效，尤其是在共和党可能失去国会一院或两院控制权的情况下。但特朗普近期对俄罗斯的接纳态度——包括允许销售俄罗斯柴油、豁免对莫斯科的制裁，以及至今未解释的乌克兰卫星防御系统放缓——已经令那些推动增加军费开支的人感到震惊。他们警告说，如果继续亲近莫斯科，他的议程将无法维持。
The president will need almost unanimous support from Senate and House Republicans to enact his $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget after the midterm elections, especially if the GOP is about to lose one or both chambers of Congress. But Trump’s recent receptiveness to Russia — including allowing the sale of Russian diesel fuel, waiving sanctions on Moscow and the still-unexplained slowdown of Ukraine’s satellite defenses — has alarmed the very people pushing for more military spending. And they warn that his agenda won’t survive if the embrace of Moscow continues.
只要有少数人倒戈，就可能危及特朗普的整个国防议程。这使得希望白宫改变对俄政策的鹰派处于异常强大的地位。这也向政府发出了一个早期预警信号：一些共和党议员已经准备好在得不到想要的东西时进行反击。
Just a handful of defections could jeopardize Trump’s entire defense agenda. This leaves hawks who want the White House to change course on Russia in an unusually powerful position. It also sends an early warning signal to the administration that some GOP lawmakers are ready to push back if they don’t get what they want.
曾在国家安全问题上与政府发生冲突的即将退休的鹰派众议员唐·培根（共和党-内布拉斯加州）说：“政府说他们想要补充拨款，想要和解法案，想要为宴会厅拨款；但我觉得，我不明白我们为什么要这么做。”他还说：“他甚至不把俄罗斯视为我们的对手……我为什么要为他的议程提供资金？我想其他人也有同感。”
“The administration says they want a supplemental, they want a reconciliation bill, they want funding for the ballroom; and it’s like, I don’t see why we should do it,” said Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a retiring hawk who has clashed with the administration on national security issues. “He can’t even see Russia as our adversary … Why do I want to fund his agenda? And I think other people feel the same way.”