John Brennan says "he has heard enough" "Quite frankly, I am tiring of politicians using national security issues, such as terrorism, as a political football."

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So we have to assume that the occasion for this poem is some kind of question posed by John Milton, Sr., a question like, "To what end am I supporting you, Son?

我们可以假定这个诗的起因是,老约翰弥尔顿问小弥尔顿，“我到底为什么要资助你，儿子？“

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John is a mathematical economist and we both love mathematics, but maybe John is going to do more of it than I am.

约翰是个数理经济学家,我们都热爱数学,但是约翰会讲授更多关于数学的内容

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So why am I saying that?

抱歉，John，现在是在录像？

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