Posted on 06/05/2020 7:43:23 PM PDT by BeauBo
Move would cut 9,500 American service members from Germany, where 34,500 are permanently assigned...
President Trump has directed the Pentagon to remove thousands of American troops from Germany by September, a move that would dramatically reshape the U.S. military posture in Europe and reflects growing tensions between Washington and Berlin over military spending and other security issues, U.S. government officials said Friday.
The removal order would reduce the U.S. troop presence in Germany by 9,500 from the 34,500 service members who are permanently assigned there. It would also cap at 25,000 the number of American troops.
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I suppose its no longer a great place to be stationed anymore with all the moose limbs and soy boy germans running the country. My Uncle was stationed there for almost his whole career back in the 60-70’s, he loved it.
It is 75 years since WW2. The Soviet Union doesn’t even exist any longer. Just what are we defending over there?
Defending Europe for free so that they can more easily compete against us. Makes sense to me..
several Army generals come out against President Trump, and then the long approve plan to reduce the troops in Europe is announced. I’m sure that’s just coincidence /s.
Just move them to Poland.
Longgggggg overdye!
three + years in Germany from 1970. I loved it. Went skydiving at all sorts of bierfests and airshow all over Europe. Great times!
fire all the German civilian employees working on the bases as well.
I don’t know why we have any there. Who are we protecting them from? France? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!! Oh, I crack me up.
Work with Eastern Europe for some bases. They will love the influx of dollars and those Romanian and Czech ladies aren’t no Merkels.
We will see if the JCS choose to obey this order.
MSM: Trump’s warmongering is costing us goodwill overseas and threatening the blood of Americans with his saber-rattling.
Wait...what...he’s reducing troops?
Trump’s weakness is threatening vital U.S. interests overseas, tearing down our stature on the world stage, and abandoning responsibilities to our allies.
As I told my German friend in 1995...
He asked: “Why do you Americans have to be here now that the Soviets are no more?”
I replied, “To step on your neck if you get goose stepping again. No more World War III’s, you guys have had enough.”
He laughed because he thought I was joking with him.
Once all the Germans were warlike and mean,
But that couldn’t happen again.
We taught them a lesson in 1918
And they’ve hardly bothered us since then.
-Tom Lehrer
They’ve been there for 75 years. I think we’ve pacified them by now.
And put them in Black Lives Matter Plaza with black paint rollers.
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