Posted on 06/23/2020 9:03:08 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A group of Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives urged President Donald Trump on Tuesday to reconsider his decision to cut the number of U.S. troops in Germany, saying their presence is the backbone of NATOs deterrent against Russian aggression.
The six lawmakers led by House Foreign Affairs Committee senior Republican Michael McCaul said in a letter that the U.S. military footprint in Germany served Washingtons strategic interests beyond Europe and into the Middle East and Africa, which have seen the growing influence of Russia and China. [ ]
The lawmakers also warned that Moscow and Beijing sought to sow divisions between the United States and its allies, and said they were troubled to see that many U.S. allies had not been consulted on the plans to reduce U.S. troop numbers in Germany.
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Kinzinger pretended to be pro-Trump for a while but reverted back to form nicely.
Still burns me he beat solid conservative Don Manzullo after rats put them together in the same district.
Exactly... not one more racist saltine American should be used for the betterment of the EU or any foreign country for that matter. In fact, saltine americans should stop spending money, time or effort of any kind with any company or individual that supports this new wave of Marxism.
I wish Trump would reconsider. He should pull ALL American troops out of Germany.
Yeah.. Merkel called it ‘unacceptable’ that we would keep less troops in her country
Its funny, at one time Germany would not take Shiite from anyone. WW2 must have allowed them castrate themselves.
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