As I mentioned at the start, I am sorry about all those ridiculous euphemisms you heard from our Pentagon spokespeople.

正如我开篇所讲，我对你们听到的那些来自五角大楼发言人荒谬的委婉语感到抱歉。

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There was a sigh of relief at the Pentagon Wednesday as the U.S. Army's final combat brigade crossed from Iraq into Kuwait.

星期三，随着美军最后一个战斗旅从伊拉克撤至科威特，五角大楼终于可以松一口气。

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He worked at the Pentagon as an art director for some Navy magazines. It was a low-level job and he got a low-level parking pass, far away from the Pentagon building.

以前他在五角大楼工作，为一些海军杂志做艺术指导，这是一种低级的工作，所以他只能拿到一张车位远离五角大楼的低级停车证。

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Those reports prompted a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, as well as officials at the Pentagon, to investigate Fort Carson.

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And he's also concerned about stretching the military as well, as a lot of folks at the Pentagon are as well.

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"In Vietnam, I learned that combat is a furnace that can consume you, or it can forge you into something better and stronger than you were before, " said Hagel, who took over the job as Pentagon chief at the end of February.

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