Posted on 06/05/2020 1:03:12 PM PDT by robowombat
Trump orders Pentagon to remove thousands of troops from Germany: report BY J. EDWARD MORENO - 06/05/20 03:36 PM EDT 2
Trump orders Pentagon to remove thousands of troops from Germany: report © Getty Images President Trump has directed the Department of Defense to send 9,500 troops home from Germany, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, which would bring the total stationed there down to 25,000.
A defense official told the Journal the plan, which was ordered by national security advisor Robert O'Brien, has been underway since September and is not related to rising tensions between Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell, who also served as Trump's ambassador to Germany, has advocated for the reduction of troops in Germany and pushed for Berlin to spend more on its own defense.
When asked, National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot did not confirm the move to The Hill, but said Trump “continually reassesses the best posture for the United States military forces and our presence overseas.”
“The United States remains committed to working with our strong ally Germany to ensure our mutual defense, as well as on many other important issues,” Ullyot said.
The Hill has reached out to the Department of Defense and the White House for further comment.
The Journal noted under current conditions, there can be up to 52,000 U.S. troops in Germany at a time as units rotate in and out or take part in training exercises.
The troop reduction will reportedly take place by September.
Trump has pushed for fewer U.S. service members to be deployed overseas, including in Afghanistan, the site of America's longest military conflict.
Let Germany defend itself.
The timing is interesting
Germany is not an allie
Good.
They’re not to defend Germany. They’re advance staging for us to butt in to the Middle East.
So what will the Pentagon do, now that President Trump has issued the order? Esper thinks himself and his department independent of the Commander-in-Chief, just like the DOJ.
F O R E V E R!
The misinformation is getting fast and furious now. We still have 5 months to the election, gird up your loins.
“Trump is handing Germany to the Russians!
He is a Russian asset!”
Coming to the MSM near you - count on it.
Get the USA out of the EUSSR!
He sold Germany to Putin for help rigging the 2020 election. I heard it from numerous former and current government officials. It must be true!
Bring ALL OF THEM HOME.
We have no business there and certainly no strategic interest.
Exactly. Leave the Stasi bitch to fend for herself.
I tend to think, ATPIT, that this order will be ignored... High-level Pentagon employees will not give up the graft they receive from everyone (foreign & domestic) with a stake in keeping them there...
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“Let Germany defend itself.”
But the Cold War laregly worked, because we pre-positioned a show of potential force.
“Peace Through Strength”
It may not be perfect, but it may be better than the next best solution.
So I support USA spending less, but not leaving.
You mean WW2 is over?? Afghanistan next? Iraq?
Beautiful, but how many remain in the far reaches of the American empire, in those locations that they don’t really belong.
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