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Posted on 05/02/2026 5:39:27 AM PDT by V_TWIN
Pentagon officials revealed Friday that 5,000 US troops will be pulled out of Germany amid the rift between Berlin and President Trump over the Iran war.
“The Secretary of War has ordered the withdrawal of approximately 5,000 troops from Germany,” chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement.
“This decision follows a thorough review of the Department’s force posture in Europe and is in recognition of theater requirements and conditions on the ground,” he added.
Describing recent German rhetoric about the war as “inappropriate and unhelpful,” a senior Pentagon official told Reuters “the president is rightly reacting to these counterproductive remarks.”
described the Iran war as a “disastrous mistake,” accusing the US of violating international law.
In response to Merz’s criticism, Trump fumed on Truth Social that the chancellor “should spend more time on ending the war with Russia/Ukraine (Where he has been totally ineffective!), and fixing his broken Country, especially Immigration and Energy, and less time on interfering with those that are getting rid of the Iran Nuclear threat, thereby making the World, including Germany, a safer place!”
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If I recall correctly, Trump tried to pull troops out of Germany during his first term and Congress stopped him. But it’s probably well within his power to move a portion of the troops wherever he wants.
Wunderbar!
Let them care for themselves for once
Not a big deal. There are still going to be 45,000 troops there.
This just displays being a little pizzed off.
GREAT!
Correct…laying a marker for future negotiations.
some apparently feel being insulted,abused and used as a doormat demands no response at all.
Go big or stay at home.
Good. Don’t stop at only 5,000. Pull all of them out.
From the article:
“In 2020, Trump ordered the withdrawal of about 12,000 troops from the country but congressional lawmakers resisted funding the exit and the plan was scrapped when former President Joe Biden took office.”
Hopefully that won’t happen again.
Auf Wiedersehen!
“Yankee Go Home!”
(No, No, we really didn’t mean it!)
No one likes us, I don’t know why
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
And all around, even our old friends put us down
Let’s drop the big one and see what happens
We give them money, but are they grateful?
No, they’re spiteful and they’re hateful
They don’t respect us, so let’s surprise them
We’ll drop the big one and pulverize them
Auf wiedersehen, come back for the rest soon.
Station them in Poland where they would be greeted as heroes and friends. The Polish government has already pledged to pay for any resettlement of our troops. Do it!
Darn, I read station them in Portland.
I heard somebody at YouTube that the 5000 troops were only added in 2022 after Russia invasion, and now they are being pulled back.
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