美國外交政策專家發表聯名公開信抨擊特朗普

Several dozen prominent Republican foreign policy experts are poised to issue a harsh attack on Donald Trump as the property developer closes in on the party’s presidential nomination.

隨着唐納德•特朗普(Donald Trump)離共和黨總統候選人的位置越來越近，共和黨數十名重要外交政策專家向這名地產商發動猛烈抨擊。

The critique will be published in the form of a letter whose signatories include. Dov Zakheim, a former top Pentagon official The letter is due to be published on , a foreign policy website, on Thursday.

此次批評以公開信的形式發表，簽署者包括前五角大樓(Pentagon)高官多夫•扎赫姆(Dov Zakheim)。這封信於週三發表在外交政策網站“”上。

As well as his controversial views on immigration and hostility to trade deals, many members of the foreign policy community fear that a Trump administration would damage relations with allies such as Japan, South Korea and Germany. They also fear that he is too sympathetic towards authoritarian rivals of the US, such as Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

共和黨外交政策界的許多成員除了擔心特朗普的移民觀點和對貿易協定的敵視態度，還擔心如果特朗普上臺，其政府會損害美國與日本、韓國和德國等衆多盟國的關係。他們也擔心特朗普對一些與美國對抗的威權政府過於同情，比如俄羅斯領導人弗拉基米爾•普京(Vladimir Putin)。

The push to highlight concerns about Mr Trump and his foreign policy statements is being spearheaded by Eliot Cohen, a former top state department official in President Bush’s administration, and Bryan McGrath, a retired navy officer who advised Mitt Romney during his 2012 run for the White House.

這場批評活動的目的是推動人們高度關注特朗普及其外交政策言論，活動發起者是前布什(Bush)政府國務院高官艾略特•科恩(Eliot Cohen)，以及退役海軍軍官布萊恩•麥格拉思(Bryan McGrath)，他曾在米特•羅姆尼(Mitt Romney)2012年競選總統期間擔任其幕僚。

Mr Trump has vowed to take a tough stance on countries from Mexico to Japan to China. Mr McGrath declined to reveal the specifics of the letter, but said it was a “fair restatement of the positions that Mr Trump has taken or bragged about”. He said it was intended to show people the extent of opposition to his approach on foreign policy.

特朗普曾發誓要對墨西哥、日本、中國等國家採取強硬立場。麥格拉思表示，這封信“公正地重述了特朗普所持有，或吹噓的立場”。他表示這封信的目的是向人們展示特朗普所持外交政策受到的反對程度。

“Trump needs to be stopped,” said Mr Zakheim. “His words are being taken seriously overseas. He has upset our allies in Central America, Europe, East Asia and the Middle East. That is not a recipe for American leadership.”

扎赫姆說：“特朗普需要被阻止。他的話正在國外被當真。他已經惹怒了我們在中美洲、歐洲、東亞和中東地區的盟友。這不是美國領導人該有的做法。”

Mr Trump’s rise has sparked concern in the US foreign policy community, particularly among those who feel that he would try to implement the isolationist stance associated with Robert Taft, the conservative senator who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination during and after the second world war.

特朗普的崛起引發了美國外交政策界的關注，尤其是部分人士覺得他會盡力實現羅伯特•塔夫脫(Robert Taft)式的孤立主義立場，這位保守派參議員曾在二戰期間和戰後競選共和黨總統候選人提名，但沒有成功。

But some Republicans who share the sentiments in the letter expressed reservation about publishing the attack. They said it would just fuel Mr Trump’s campaign by giving him more ammunition to argue that he is the only candidate willing to take on the status quo in Washington.

一些共和黨人雖與這封公開信看法相同，但對此次抨擊持保留觀點。他們表示這封信只會助長特朗普的競選勢頭，爲他提供更多彈藥，讓他得以宣稱他是唯一願意改變華盛頓現狀的候選人。