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Trump withdraws 12,000 U.S. Troops from Germany
Posted on 7/29/20 at 11:42 am
Posted on 7/29/20 at 11:42 am
Earlier this summer President Trump directed the Pentagon to withdraw some ten thousand US troops from Germany by September, following years of the administration severely criticizing lack of enough military spending from its European ally. This inevitably set up a fight and push back from both hawks and Congress and some among the defense establishment.
It also came out of 'America First' related promises made going back to the campaign trail wherein the president vowed to stop being the world's global policeman and to ultimately "bring to troops home" from far flung stations. Cited as still angry that Germany is "taking advantage" and "not paying their NATO fees" Trump has moved to withdraw about 12,000 troops from Germany, Bloomberg reports.
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Posted on 7/29/20 at 11:43 am to cajunangelle
I wonder when Putin or Xi will backfill these; at Merkel's request of course.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 11:44 am to cajunangelle
Good , time to stop giving American taxpayer money to foreign countries.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 11:44 am to cajunangelle
Good. This hurts the tyrants here at home.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 11:46 am to Stingray
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This post was edited on 1/10/21 at 9:27 pm
Posted on 7/29/20 at 11:48 am to tide06
Poland will have us
Posted on 7/29/20 at 11:48 am to Wtodd
Posted on 7/29/20 at 11:49 am to cajunangelle
good. do Japan next. we were already nice enough to rebuild their countries decades ago
Posted on 7/29/20 at 11:54 am to Stingray
People will bitch about this while also complaining the US spends too much on the military.
In the pacific you can say the US allies even combined can’t stand up to China. But that excuse sure as hell can’t work for Germany and the rest of Europe. Germany and France by themselves can field a larger and better equipped military compared to the Russians. They just rather the US foot the bill while also criticizing the US.
In the pacific you can say the US allies even combined can’t stand up to China. But that excuse sure as hell can’t work for Germany and the rest of Europe. Germany and France by themselves can field a larger and better equipped military compared to the Russians. They just rather the US foot the bill while also criticizing the US.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 11:59 am to cajunangelle
Title is deceiving only 6400 are coming home. 5000 are moving to other euro countries.
We are moving euro ops from Germany to fricking Belgium (heart of EU)
It was a compromise but not as big a win as it bringing them all home.
We are moving euro ops from Germany to fricking Belgium (heart of EU)
It was a compromise but not as big a win as it bringing them all home.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 12:00 pm to cajunangelle
sweet, thank you Mr President!
Posted on 7/29/20 at 12:05 pm to InGAButLoveBama
Biden will say he will resend them back on day one.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 12:09 pm to cajunangelle
No shite he will and we will enter the Iran deal again in a swiftness.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 12:12 pm to tide06
We may need these troops around election time. You know the democrats will do anything destructive to try to win.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 12:33 pm to cajunangelle
Hell yes! Need more of this
Posted on 7/29/20 at 12:34 pm to cajunangelle
The geopolitics of this move will be very interesting.
Posted on 7/29/20 at 12:36 pm to cajunangelle
Taiwan
Posted on 7/29/20 at 12:36 pm to Magician2
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We are moving euro ops from Germany to fricking Belgium
This is to deter Germany from feeling froggy again
Posted on 7/29/20 at 12:56 pm to cajunangelle
Send 'em to Portland.
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