在前美国总统乔·拜登的新回忆录中，他表示自己对以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡的信任有限。
In his new memoir, former US President Joe Biden said he had limited trust in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
据《华尔街日报》报道，拜登在民主党人在11月3日中期选举中取得成功后出版的新书《向我承诺，美国》（Promise Me, America）中，回顾了自己的单届总统任期。
According to The Wall Street Journal, Biden reflects on his one-term presidency in his new book Promise Me, America, published following the Democrats' success in the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
拜登为自己2021年从阿富汗撤出美军的决定进行了辩护，称他认为这是一个正确的选择，如果在类似情况下再次担任总统，他会做出同样的决定。
Biden defended his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan in 2021, saying he believed it was the right choice and would make the same decision if he were president again under similar circumstances.
他表示，时任国防部长劳埃德·奥斯汀和参谋长联席会议主席马克·米利将军曾对撤军的后果表达过担忧。
He said then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley had expressed concerns about the consequences of the withdrawal.
拜登指出，他曾得到保证，阿富汗政府在美军撤离后至少能存活六个月，但该政权却在几天内崩溃。
Biden noted that he had been assured the Afghan government could survive for at least six months after US forces departed, but instead it collapsed within days.
美国与塔利班于2020年2月在唐纳德·特朗普的第一任总统任期内签署了美军撤离阿富汗的协议。内塔尼亚胡“对事实非常灵活”在谈到与“比比”内塔尼亚胡的关系时，拜登写道，这位以色列总理将他短期的政治前途置于以色列的长期利益之上。
The US and the Taliban signed an agreement for US forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan in February 2020, during Donald Trump’s first term as president. Netanyahu ‘flexible with the facts’On his relationship with “Bibi” Netanyahu, Biden wrote that the Israeli prime minister prioritized his short-term political future over Israel's long-term interests.
拜登写道：“我们之间没有多少信任。我还担心比比的倾向，这与特朗普的倾向相似。他可能对事实极其灵活，并且毫不犹豫地曲解民主制度来服务于他的个人利益。”
“There wasn't much trust between us. I was also concerned about Bibi's tendencies, which were similar to Trump's. He could be extremely flexible with the facts and had no hesitation about bending democratic institutions to serve his personal interests,” wrote Biden.
拜登表示，他不后悔在2023年10月7日事件发生后支持以色列，但补充说，大量无辜巴勒斯坦人的死亡给他带来了“深深的悲伤”。
Biden said he did not regret supporting Israel following the events of Oct. 7, 2023, but added that the deaths of large numbers of innocent Palestinians had caused him "deep sadness."
谈到其他世界领导人时，拜登形容俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京具有“脾气暴躁的态度”，并声称他在会面时会故意斜着身子坐，试图表现得不感兴趣，“就像个青少年一样”。拜登还表示，他认为乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基的演员背景“实际上是战时领导人非常好的训练”。
Turning to other world leaders, Biden described Russian President Vladimir Putin as having a "grumpy manner" and claimed that he would intentionally slouch during meetings, trying to appear uninterested "like a teenager." Biden also said he believed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's background as an actor was "actually very good training" for a leader during wartime.